Nans (Doubs)
Nan is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Nan is at 310 m, 14 km north of Baume- les -Dames and about 40 km northeast of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located on the southeastern edge of the Ognontals, at the northern foot of the plateau that stretches between the valleys of Doubs and Ognon, the creek Drigeon below the striking rock wall Roches de Nans.
The area of 3.20 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the undulating countryside between Doubs and Ognon. The northern part of the area is relatively weak in relief. It is drained by the creek Drigeon, which rises at the foot of a steep Talabschlusses of Nans west to Ognon. To the east and south runs a about 120 m high ground level up to the adjacent low-water, karst plateau above the Mont Roland and the projection of Nans. The slope is crowned at different locations in a rock band, which also has several caves. Particularly striking the rocks come out in the semi-circular end of the valley above Nans. On the plateau of Mont Roland is 452 m reaches the highest point of Nans.
Neighboring communities of Nans are Cubrial and Cubry in the north, Uzelle in the east, Fontenelle - Montby in the south and Cuse -et- Adrisans in the West.
History
Several findings indicate that the municipality of Nans was inhabited very early. The earliest evidence of human presence two tumuli from the Hallstatt period considered ( about 600 BC ). On the cliff above the village there is still the great ring-wall of a Celtic fortification. In the Middle Ages, probably in the 13th century, the castle was founded Nans. The residents here noble family acted as vassals of the Lords of Rougemont and later the Lords of Neuchâtel ( Baume- les -Dames ). The castle was destroyed in 1475 during the Burgundian Wars of Swiss troops. A cave, which was extended and fixed, served during the wars again and again as a refuge for the people of the area. At times, even the lepers were housed here, where you go up enough food with long poles into the rock wall. Together with the Franche -Comté came Nans with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Nan is part of the municipal association Communauté de communes du Pays de Rougemont.
Attractions
The Chapel of Saint Maria Goretti was built in 1954 on the outskirts. From the medieval castle foundations are preserved. The walls of the cave castle in the rock wall of the Roches de Nans dates from the 19th century. The village is characterized by numerous, partly typical former winegrowers' houses in the traditional style of the Franche -Comté from the 16th to 19th centuries.
Population
With 90 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Nans is one of the smallest municipalities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 230 people were still counted ), small fluctuations were recorded since then only.
Economy and infrastructure
Nan was well into the 20th century, a predominantly by agriculture ( farming, viticulture, fruit growing and cattle breeding ) embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Rougemont to L' Isle- sur -le- Doubs. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 15 km. Another road connection with Fontenelle - Montby.