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Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Gouhenans
Commune
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Location of Gouhenans
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Coordinates: 47°36′28″N 6°28′12″E / 47.6078°N 6.47°E / 47.6078; 6.47
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentHaute-Saône
ArrondissementLure
CantonVillersexel
Area8.45 km (3.26 sq mi)
Population361
 • Density43/km (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code70271 /70110
Elevation277–381 m (909–1,250 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Coal mines were operated in the village between 1828 and 1916.

  • Mine shaft 4. Mine shaft 4.
  • Mine shaft 13. Mine shaft 13.
  • Mine shaft 17. Mine shaft 17.

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

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

See also

References

  1. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  2. Pierre Semonin, Le gîte houiller de Villafans, 1993
Haute-Saône Communes of the Haute-Saône department


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