Les Aynans

Les Aynans is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Les Aynans situated at an altitude of 280 m above sea level, 8 km south-southwest of Lure and about 22 km east of the town of Vesoul (air line). The long-drawn street village extends in the central part of the department, in the broad valley on the western shore of the Ognon, on the southern edge of the plain of Lure.

The area of ​​7.82 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the level of Lure. From the north- northeast to south-southwest, the area is crossed by the Ognon. This flows with multiple turns through a Alluvialniederung, which is on average 275 m and has a maximum width of three kilometers. The municipal area of Ognon inflow from Rahin and from the majority Varale receives. The plane is used primarily for agricultural purposes.

To the west, the municipality's area extends into the grove of the Bois de la Vaivre and to the Ruisseau des Pontcey, another tributary of the Ognon. In the north, the valley is flanked by the slopes of the Bois de Sans Bois. The eastern boundary runs along the western slopes of the Mont With 335 m find the highest mountains of Les Aynans is achieved. Occur at this ridge sandy- marly and calcareous sediments revealed that were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ) and the Middle Jurassic time.

Neighboring municipalities of Les Aynans are Vy- lès -Lure and Vouhenans in the north, Le Val -de- Gouhenans and Gouhenans in the east, and Longevelle Aillevans in the south and Arpenans in the West.

History

Is first mentioned Les Aynans in 1145 under the name Aynans. From 1307, the spelling Haignens is preserved. Later, between the two towns Aynans -Dessus ( in the north) and Aynans - Lingerie ( in the south) differed, and in 1770 appeared the name Les Deux Aynans on. In the Middle Ages Les Aynans belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. It formed its own rule. In 1346 the town was burned down by the Lords of Faucogney on fire. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Les Aynans is a member of the comprehensive 22 villages municipal association Communauté de communes du Pays de Lure.

Attractions

The village church of Les Aynans was rebuilt in 1846. It houses a pulpit, an altar and a statue made ​​of wood from the 18th century and four gilded bronze chandelier in the Louis XIII style. South of the village stands a tower of the 16th century.

Population

With 344 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Les Aynans one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1906 557 persons were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1980s.

Economy and infrastructure

Les Aynans was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. The water power of the Ognon was formerly used for the operation of a mill. Today there are various companies of small and medium enterprises. The main company is a company of electroforming. In addition, the precision engineering and woodworking industries are represented. In recent decades the village has been transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work. Les Aynans is the location of a campsite.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road, leading from Vy- lès -Lure by Longevelle. Further road links exist with Arpenans, Vouhenans and Gouhenans.