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	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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]

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  Mine-schaft 4 and 8.
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  Mine-schaft 13.
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  Mine-schaft 15.

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

• Communes of the Haute-Saône department

References

• INSEE (in English)

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