Vanclans

Vanclans
Church Notre-Dame des Anges
Vanclans
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Vanclans
Coordinates: 47°06′04″N 6°21′43″E / 47.1011°N 6.3619°E / 47.1011; 6.3619Coordinates: 47°06′04″N 6°21′43″E / 47.1011°N 6.3619°E / 47.1011; 6.3619
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Pontarlier
Canton Valdahon
Area1 9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 208
  Density 22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 25585 /25580
Elevation 690–978 m (2,264–3,209 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.

Vanclans is a former commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

Vanclans lies 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Vercel and 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Valdahon. It is nestled between two hills at the foot of the first slopes of evergreens.

History

On 1 January 2016, Athose, Chasnans, Hautepierre-le-Châtelet, Nods, Rantechaux and Vanclans merged becoming one commune called Les Premiers-Sapins.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962223    
1968245+9.9%
1975248+1.2%
1982201−19.0%
1990172−14.4%
1999171−0.6%
2008208+21.6%
2012208+0.0%

See also

References

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