Vellevans
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbeliard | |
| Canton | Bavans | |
| Community association | Pays de Sancey-Belleherbe | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 19 ′ N , 6 ° 30 ′ E | |
| height | 392-733 m | |
| surface | 13.54 km 2 | |
| Residents | 234 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25430 | |
| INSEE code | 25597 | |
 Church of St. Peter and Paul |
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Vellevans is a French municipality with 234 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Vellevans is located at 505 m, seven kilometers west-northwest of Sancey-le-Grand and about 32 kilometers southwest of the city of Montbéliard (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , on a plateau at the northern foot of the Bois du Barbot, south of the Lomont chain .
The area of the 13.54 km² municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The central part of the area is occupied by the Vellevans plateau, which is an average of 500 m. It is mostly made up of arable and meadow land. In the north, the plateau is bounded by a valley furrow, which topographically belongs to the catchment area of the Cusancin , but has no above-ground flowing water because the rainwater seeps into the karst subsoil. This valley cuts the connection between the basin of Sancey and the Cusancin. A number of smaller dry valleys flow from both sides , which testify to earlier above-ground drainage. The area shows various karst features , including the Gouffre du Fonteny and the Gouffre du Puits des Alloz. The wooded Plateau des Bois des Grandes Planches north of the valley furrow is also part of Vellevans.
To the south, an almost 100 m high step leads to the high plateau of the Bois du Barbot (600 m) and the Bois du Nezou . At 742 m, the highest point in Vellevans is reached in the Forêt de Millery on the ascent to the next higher range of hills.
The hamlet of Le Creusot (600 m) on the plateau east of the Bois du Nezou and a few individual farms belong to Vellevans . Neighboring communities of Vellevans are Crosey-le-Petit and Crosey-le-Grand in the north, Chazot and Randevillers in the east, Sancey with the Commune déléguée Sancey-le-Grand and Ouvans in the south and Servin in the west.
history
In Roman times an important traffic route ran through the area of Vellevans, which established the connection between Vesontio (Besançon) and the Upper Rhine. In the Middle Ages, Vellevans belonged to the Passavant rule , which came under the suzerainty of the Counts of Montbéliard in the 14th century. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The Saint-Pierre-et-Paul church originally dates from 1740, but was completely rebuilt from 1854 to 1861. Various farmhouses in the traditional Franche-Comté style from the 18th century have been preserved in the town center.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 269 |
| 1968 | 264 |
| 1975 | 227 |
| 1982 | 222 |
| 1990 | 207 |
| 1999 | 218 |
| 2005 | 195 |
| 2005 | 226 |
With 234 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Vellevans is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (411 people were still counted in 1881), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Vellevans was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. In addition, there are now some local small-scale businesses, especially in the wood processing sector. Many workers are also commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located away from the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Besançon to Sancey-le-Grand. Further road connections exist with Chazot and Landresse .
