Arrans (French pronunciation: [aʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Arrans
The landscape of Arrans
The landscape of Arrans
Location of Arrans
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Arrans is located in France
Arrans
Arrans
Arrans is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Arrans
Arrans
Coordinates: 47°41′48″N 4°19′10″E / 47.6967°N 4.3194°E / 47.6967; 4.3194
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementMontbard
CantonMontbard
IntercommunalityCC Montbardois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Françoise May[1]
Area
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10.52 km2 (4.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
64
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21025 /21500
Elevation249–332 m (817–1,089 ft)
(avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Arrans is located some 6 km north of Montbard and 5 km south-east of Asnières-en-Montagne. Access to the commune is by the D5 road from Montbard in the south which passes through the heart of the commune and the village and continues north to Verdonnet. The D119 road also links the village to Asnières-en-Montagne in the north-west. The D5E branches off the D5 in the commune and goes south-west to Saint-Rémy. The commune is mostly forest with farmland around and east of the village.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

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The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name
2001 2008 Jean-Pierre Vaillant
2008 2014 Thomas Vaillant
2014 2020 Yolaine de Courson
2020 2026 Françoise May

Demography

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In 2017 the commune had 73 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 186—    
1800 194+0.60%
1806 180−1.24%
1821 179−0.04%
1831 172−0.40%
1836 179+0.80%
1841 183+0.44%
1846 204+2.20%
1851 215+1.06%
1856 260+3.87%
1861 200−5.11%
1866 181−1.98%
1872 184+0.27%
1876 185+0.14%
1881 154−3.60%
1886 153−0.13%
1891 166+1.64%
1896 141−3.21%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 138−0.43%
1906 131−1.04%
1911 122−1.41%
1921 100−1.97%
1926 104+0.79%
1931 86−3.73%
1936 87+0.23%
1946 105+1.90%
1954 120+1.68%
1962 95−2.88%
1968 71−4.74%
1975 62−1.92%
1982 85+4.61%
1990 86+0.15%
1999 82−0.53%
2007 68−2.31%
2012 68+0.00%
2017 73+1.43%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]
 
A street in Arrans

Religious heritage

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The Church of Saint-Pierre-Célestin

The Parish Church of Saint-Pierre-Célestin contains 2 Monumental Paintings of Saint Ambroise and Saint Nicolas (16th century)  that are registered as an historical object.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arrans, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21008600 2 Monumental Paintings of Saint Ambroise and Saint Nicolas (in French)
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