Guyans-Durnes
Guyans - Durnes is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Guyans - Durnes is located on 599 m above sea level, 8 km east of Ornans and about 21 km southeast of the city of Besançon (air line). The former village street lines extending in the Jura, in the west of the plateau of Valdahon, north of the Valley of the Loue.
The area of 9:03 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by the plateau of Valdahon, which is on average 580 m. It is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land, partly by forest and rises to the southeast slightly. The plateau has no above-ground rivers, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. On the southeast of the communal land extends to the edge of the forest area Bois de la Bouhard. Here the highest elevation of Guyans - Durnes is achieved with 615 m. To the north, the municipality's area over the valley section of the Ruisseau de la Brême extends up to the height of Charbonnières- les- Sapins.
Neighboring communities of Guyans - Durnes are Charbonnières- les- Sapins and Etalans in the north, and Fallerans Vernierfontaine in the east, and Voires Durnes in the south and in the west Saules.
History
In the Middle Ages Guyans - Durnes belonged to the rule Durnes. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. Since 1998 Guyans - Durnes is a member of the 44- villages municipal association Communauté de communes du Pays de Pierre Fontaine - Vercel.
Attractions
The three-nave church Saint -Martin was renewed in 1850-1854 and enlarged. In the village is the so-called Château, a late medieval stately home, which was completely restored in 1880. In the village are farmhouses are preserved in the characteristic style of the Franche -Comté from the 18th to 19th centuries.
Population
With 257 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Guyans - Durnes is among the small communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1891 282 persons were still counted ), a population growth was recorded since the early 1980s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Guyans - Durnes was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry 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 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, leading from Montgesoye after Etalans. Further road links exist with Saules and Vernierfontaine.
Amathay - Vésigneux | Bonnevaux- le- Prieuré | Chantrans | Charbonnières- les- Sapins | Chassagne -Saint -Denis | Château Vieux- les -Fosses | Durnes | Échevannes | Foucherans | Guyans - Durnes | L' Hôpital du Gros Bois | Lavans- Vuillafans | Lods | Longeville | Malbrans | Mérey -sous -Montrond | Montgesoye | Mouthier -Haute -Pierre | Ornans | Saules | Scey- Maisières | Tarcenay | Trépot | Villers -sous -Montrond | Voires | Vuillafans
- Municipality in the department of Doubs
- Place in Franche -Comté