Trouvans
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Baume-les-Dames | |
| Community association | Deux Vallées Vertes | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 25 ' N , 6 ° 21' E | |
| height | 297-470 m | |
| surface | 2.69 km 2 | |
| Residents | 104 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25680 | |
| INSEE code | 25572 | |
 Mairie - Lavoir Trouvans |
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Trouvans is a French municipality with 104 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Trouvans is located at 325 m , eight kilometers north of Baume-les-Dames and about 32 kilometers northeast of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the undulating landscape between the river valleys of Doubs in the south and Ognon in the north, in a basin in the headwaters of the Crenu at the north foot of Mont du Ciel.
The area of the 2.69 km² municipal area covers a section of the undulating landscape between the Doubs and Ognon. The northern part of the area is occupied by the valley basin of the Crenu (tributary of the Ognon), which is an average of 300 m. It is mainly made up of arable and meadow land. To the south, the community area extends over the slope of Trouvans to the adjacent heights of Bois Verdot ( 445 m ) and Mont du Ciel , on which the highest elevation of Trouvans is reached at 470 m. To the west, the municipality extends to the plateau of Montmartin.
Neighboring communities of Trouvans are Huanne-Montmartin in the north, Mésandans in the east, Rillans and Verne in the south and Tournans in the west.
history
Trouvans is first mentioned in a document in 1343. In the Middle Ages, both the Abbey of Baume-les-Dames and the Lords of Montmartin owned land in what is now the municipality. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
Attractions in Trouvans include the Maison Bouvard with a carved chimney and the 19th century Fontaine de la Mairie in the shape of a lavoir. The fountain is decorated with a lion.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 37 |
| 1968 | 39 |
| 1975 | 46 |
| 1982 | 44 |
| 1990 | 44 |
| 1999 | 62 |
| 2004 | 74 |
| 2016 | 104 |
With 104 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Trouvans is one of the smallest municipalities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (111 people were counted in 1886), the population has continued to grow since the early 1990s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Trouvans was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). Even today, the residents live mainly from their work in the first sector. Outside the primary sector there are few jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is located away from the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Mésandans to Tournans. The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around nine kilometers away. There are other road connections with Verne and Huanne-Montmartin.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1131-1132.
