Loulans-Verchamp
Loulans-Verchamp | |
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 The chateau in Loulans | |
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Location of Loulans-Verchamp  | |
  Loulans-Verchamp  Loulans-Verchamp | |
| Coordinates: 47°26′50″N 6°12′24″E / 47.4472°N 6.2067°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Haute-Saône |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul |
| Canton | Rioz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guillaume Blondel-Gaborieau[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.16 km2 (3.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 459 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 70309 /70230 |
| Elevation | 232–297 m (761–974 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Loulans-Verchamp (French pronunciation: [lulɑ̃ vɛʁʃɑ̃]) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Geographical Location[edit]
Loulans Verchamp is situated at a distance of:
- 12 km from Rioz via road D15
- 25 km from Vesoul via roads D15 and N57
- 30 km from Besançon via roads D25 or D15 and N57
- 120 km from Neuchatel in Switzerland via N57.
- 160 km from Lausanne in Switzerland via N57.
Loulans Verchamp is neighboured:
- On the north, by Roche-sur-Linotte-et-Sorans-les-Cordiers and Ormenans
- On the north-west by Villers-Pater
- On the west by Beaumotte-Aubertans
- On the south-west by Cenans
- On the south by Germondans of the Doubs region
- On the south-east by Flagey-Rigney of the Doubs region
- On the east by Maussans and Larians-et-Munans
- On the north-east by Montbozon
- The Linotte crosses the village of Loulans Verchamp, to join the river Ognon (Franche-Comté).
Roads and access[edit]
- The D15 and the D25 pass through Loulans Verchamp, connecting it to Vesoul on the north and to Besançon on the south.
- The high-speed railway line station Gare de Besançon-Auxon of the LGV Rhin-Rhône is situated at 30 km from Loulans Verchamp. It connects Besançon to Paris in just over two hours, with eight services a day (as of 2011).
- The Vesoul train station is 27 km away.
- The TGV – Gare de Besançon-Viotte train station is 32 km away.
- Neuchatel (Switzerland) is 120 km away.
- Lausanne (Switzerland) is 160 km away.
Demographics[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 448 | — |
| 1975 | 400 | −1.61% |
| 1982 | 406 | +0.21% |
| 1990 | 354 | −1.70% |
| 1999 | 378 | +0.73% |
| 2007 | 469 | +2.73% |
| 2012 | 499 | +1.25% |
| 2017 | 453 | −1.92% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Commerce[edit]
In the village there are two bar hotel restaurants, a bakery a hairdresser and a beauty salon.
Personalities linked to this commune[edit]
- Dominique Prétot (Papy) – president of the football club Union Sportive Larians – Munans, since 1967.
Gallery[edit]
Some images from the village:
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rue des vignes, Loulans Verchamp -
Winter of 2010 -
Elementary public school – December 2008 -
The Memorial Monument – December 2008 -
The road to Vesoul – D25 -
Intersection at Loulans Verchamp
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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