Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne

Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne
Commune
View from the Via Ferrata
Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region  Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne
Coordinates: 46°58′39″N 5°59′59″E / 46.9775°N 5.9997°E / 46.9775; 5.9997Coordinates: 46°58′39″N 5°59′59″E / 46.9775°N 5.9997°E / 46.9775; 5.9997
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Besançon
Canton	Ornans
Intercommunality	Canton of Amancey-Loue-Lison
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Menweg
Area1	8.86 km2 (3.42 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	146
• Density	16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	25420 /25330
Elevation	357–770 m (1,171–2,526 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.

Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

The commune lies 44 km (27 mi) south of Besançon on the central plateau of the Jura mountains. Nans is known for its spectacular geological features, including the Source de Lison, the Via Ferrata and the Grotte Serazin. The artist Gustave Courbet was active in the area and his depiction of the Grotte Serazin hangs in the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California. Nans is also home to the historical Tillandiarie, a 16th-century water-powered workshop.

Population

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne.

• Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne on the intercommunal Web site of the department (in French)
• Places to stay in Nans Sous Sainte Anne
  • Residence de Vaux,
  • ^[1] 29 Grand Rue, +33 (0)3 81 86 65 87
  • A l'Ombre du Chateau, 6 Rue du Chateau, +33 (0)6 35 38 40 11
  • L'Atelier des Chefs

1. ↑ "Residence de Vaux". Christine Remaud. 8 April 2015.