Gouhenans

Gouhenans
Commune
A general view of Gouhenans
A general view of Gouhenans
Coat of arms of Gouhenans
Coat of arms
Location of Gouhenans
Map
Gouhenans is located in France
Gouhenans
Gouhenans
Gouhenans is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Gouhenans
Gouhenans
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
Area
1
8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
364
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
70271 /70110
Elevation277–381 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.

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.[2]

  • 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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Pierre Semonin, Le gîte houiller de Villafans, 1993
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