Loulans-Verchamp

Loulans-Verchamp
Loulans-Verchamp
Location within Franche-Comté region Loulans-Verchamp
Coordinates: 47°26′50″N 6°12′24″E / 47.4472°N 6.2067°E / 47.4472; 6.2067Coordinates: 47°26′50″N 6°12′24″E / 47.4472°N 6.2067°E / 47.4472; 6.2067
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Haute-Saône
Arrondissement	Vesoul
Canton	Montbozon
Area¹	8.16 km² (3.15 sq mi)
Population (2012)²	479
• Density	59/km² (150/sq mi)
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. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geographical Location

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

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

Demographic evolution (Source : Insee^[1])
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2005	2012*
428	448	400	406	354	378	445	479
Number retained since 1962 : Population not accounting for double residences
* Annual survey (New mode of Census)

Commerce

In the village there are two bar hotel restaurants, a bakery a hairdresser and a beauty salon.

Gallery

Some images from the village:

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

Personalities linked to this commune

Dominique Prétot (Papy) – president of the football club U.S. Larians – Munans, since 1967.

References

INSEE (English)

↑ Loulans-Verchamp sur le site de l'Insee

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Communes of the Haute-Saône department

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