Loulans-Verchamp

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

Loulans-Verchamp
Commune
The chateau in Loulans
Coat of arms
Location of Loulans-Verchamp
Loulans-Verchamp Show map of France Loulans-Verchamp Show map of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°26′50″N 6°12′24″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Haute-Saône
Arrondissement	Vesoul
Canton	Rioz
Area ^1	8.16 km^2 (3.15 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	453
• Density	56/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	70309 /70230
Elevation	232–297 m (761–974 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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[2])

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.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Saône department

References

• INSEE (in English)

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Loulans-Verchamp sur le site de l'Insee". Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.