Gouhenans

Gouhenans
Commune
Gouhenans
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Gouhenans
Coordinates: 47°36′28″N 6°28′12″E / 47.6078°N 6.47°E / 47.6078; 6.47Coordinates: 47°36′28″N 6°28′12″E / 47.6078°N 6.47°E / 47.6078; 6.47
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Haute-Saône
Arrondissement Lure
Canton Villersexel
Area1 8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 442
  Density 52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 70271 /70110
Elevation 277–381 m (909–1,250 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Gouhenans is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Coale mines are operating in the village between 1828 and 1916.[1]

Salt mines are operating in the village between 1831 and 1945. A chemical factory (1844-1955) and a glass factory (1903-1912) are added to the complex.

Aerial view of Gouhenans factories.
  Salina
  Chemical factory
  Glass factory
  Administrative offices

See also

References

  1. Pierre Semonin, Le gîte houiller de Villafans, 1993


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