Trouvans
Trouvans is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Trouvans is located at 325 m, 8 km north of Baume- les -Dames and about 32 km northeast of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the rolling countryside between the river valleys of the Doubs River in the south and Ognon in the north, in a basin in the headwaters of Crenu at the northern foot of the Mont du Ciel.
The area of 2.69 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the undulating countryside between Doubs and Ognon. The northern part of the area occupied by the basin of the Crenu (inflow of Ognon ), which is on average 300 m. It is mainly passed with arable and meadow land. To the south, the municipality's area covers over the slope of Trouvans up on the adjoining heights of Bois Verdot ( 445 m) and Mont du Ciel, on the 470 meters, the highest elevation of Trouvans is achieved. To the west of the municipality of soil ranges on the plateau of Mont Martin.
Neighboring communities of Trouvans are Huanne -Mont Martin in the north, Mésandans in the east, Rillans and Verne in the south and Tournans in the West.
History
Is first documented in the year Trouvans 1343rd In the Middle Ages had both the Abbey of Baume- les -Dames, and the Lords of Mont Martin real estate at today's municipal area. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Trouvans is part of the municipal association Communauté de communes du Pays de Rougemont.
Attractions
The attractions of Trouvans include the Maison Bouvard with a carved chimney and the Fontaine de la Mairie of the 19th century in the form of a Lavoirs. The fountain is decorated with a lion.
Population
With 89 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Trouvans 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 111 people were still counted ), a continuous population growth was recorded since the early 1990s.
Economy and infrastructure
Trouvans 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, leading from Mésandans after Tournans. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 9 km. Further road links exist with Verne and Huanne -Mont Martin.
Abbenans | Avilley | Bonnal | Cubrial | Cubry | Cuse -et- Adrisans | Fontenelle - Montby | Gondenans -les -Moulins | Gondenans - Montby | Gouhelans | Huanne -Mont Martin | Mésandans | Mondon | Montagney - Servigney | Montussaint | Nan | Puessans | Rillans | Rognon | Romain | Rougemont | Tallans | Tournans | Tressandans | Trouvans | Uzelle | Viéthorey
- Municipality in the department of Doubs
- Place in Franche -Comté