Ollans
Ollans is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Ollans is located on 243 m, 12 km north- west of Baume- les -Dames and about 26 km northeast of the city of Besançon (air line). The village stretches along the edge of the Talniederung Ognon, amid the rolling countryside in the extreme northwest of the Doubs.
The area of 2.31 km ² municipal area comprises a portion of Ognon Valley. The western and northern boundary runs along the Ognon, the large river bends here flows through a flat Talniederung, which is about one kilometer wide. From the river, the municipality's area extends east across the broad flood plain in a gently undulating landscape that is passed partly under arable and meadow land, partly with forest ( Bois de la Garenne). With 297 m is reached on a hill east of the village is the highest elevation of Ollans.
Neighboring communities of Ollans are Maussans in the north, Avilley in the east, the south and Cendrey Larians -et- Munans in the West.
History
Is first mentioned Ollans in 1218 under the name Oslans. From the following time the spellings on Osllans ( 1239 ), Oyllans ( 1243 ) and Olans ( 1421 ) have survived. Since its first mention Ollans part of the goods owned by the monastery of Saint- Vincent in Besançon. It made under this suzerainty own little rule. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Ollans part of the community association Communauté de communes de la Bussière.
Attractions
On the banks of Ognon is the castle, which was built in the 18th century on the site of a former manor house.
Population
With 54 inhabitants ( 1999) Ollans 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 (1911 114 persons were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and infrastructure
Ollans was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. Even today, the inhabitants live on the merits of the activity in the first sector. Outside of the primary sector, there are few jobs in the village. Some employed persons are also commuters who engage in the surrounding larger towns of their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Besancon to Rougemont. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 16 km. Another road connection with Larians, which is in sight on the other side of the Ognon.
Amagney | Battenans -les -Mines | Blarians | Bonnay | Braillans | La Bretenière | Cendrey | Champoux | Châtillon -le- Duc | Chaudefontaine | Chevroz | Corcelle - Mieslot | Cussey -sur- l'Ognon | Devecey | Flagey- Rigney | Geneuille | Germondans | Marchaux | Mérey - Vieilley | Moncey | Novillars | Ollans | Palise | Rigney | Rignosot | Roche- lez -Beaupré | Rougemontot | Tallenay | Thise | Thurey -le -Mont | La Tour -de- Sçay | Vaire - Arcier | Vaire -le- Petit | Valleroy | Venice | Vieilley
- Municipality in the department of Doubs
- Place in Franche -Comté