Lavans-Vuillafans
Lavans- Vuillafans is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Lavans- Vuillafans is located on 625 m above sea level, 8 km east-southeast of Ornans and about 23 km southeast of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in the west of the plateau of Valdahon on the edge of the Bois de la Bouhard, north of Taleinschnitts the Loue.
The area of 10.16 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The entire area is occupied by the plateau of Valdahon, which is on average 650 m. It is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land, partly by forest and rises to the east gradually. The plateau has no above-ground rivers, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. With 767 m is reached on a hilltop south of the Bois de Bouhard the highest elevation of Lavans- Vuillafans. To the southeast, the municipality's area extends to the signal de Cudrey ( 747 m), opposite the rock Roche de Haute Pierre. In the west, the area extends to the edge of Erosionstals the Ruisseau de Vaux (right tributary of the Loue ).
Neighboring communities of Lavans- Vuillafans are Voires in the north, Vernierfontaine, Chasnans and Athose in the east, Lods and Échevannes in the south and Vuillafans and Durnes in the West.
History
The territory of Lavans- Vuillafans was settled very early. On the corridor Sous le Tertre remains were a Gallic settlement site found. In the Middle Ages Lavans belonged to the rule Château Vieux- les -Fosses. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. Today Lavans- Vuillafans is a member of the 24 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes du Pays d' Ornans.
Attractions
The village church of Lavans- Vuillafans was built in the 18th century. In the village are farmhouses are preserved in the characteristic style of the Franche -Comté from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Population
With 221 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Lavans- Vuillafans is one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 339 persons were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded since the early 1990s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Lavans- Vuillafans was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) 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 in the department D27 road that leads from Valdahon after Vuillafans. Further road links exist with Durnes and Athose.