Vanclans

Vanclans is a former commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Vanclans
Part of Les Premiers-Sapins
Church Notre-Dame des Anges
Location of Vanclans
Vanclans Vanclans
Coordinates: 47°06′04″N 6°21′43″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Pontarlier
Canton	Valdahon
Commune	Les Premiers-Sapins
Area ^1	9.6 km^2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	215
• Density	22/km^2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	25580
Elevation	690–978 m (2,264–3,209 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Vanclans lies 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Vercel and 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Valdahon. It is nestled between two hills at the foot of the first slopes of evergreens.

History

Sir Guillaume de Cicon was from Cicon near Vanclans, the meagre remains of the family castle sit above Vanclans. Introduced to King Edwards service by Otto de Grandson. First mentioned 13 November 1276 when he comes to England with a message from Otto de Grandson to King Edward I of England. With the English army in South Wales in 1277. Constable of Rhuddlan Castle between February 1282 and May 1284 including the period of the Siege of Rhuddlan. First Constable of Conwy Castle from its construction until his death in 1310 or 1311.

On 1 January 2016, Athose, Chasnans, Hautepierre-le-Châtelet, Nods, Rantechaux and Vanclans merged becoming one commune called Les Premiers-Sapins.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	223	—
1968	245	+9.9%
1975	248	+1.2%
1982	201	−19.0%
1990	172	−14.4%
1999	171	−0.6%
2008	208	+21.6%
2012	208	+0.0%

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE

External links

• Vanclans on the regional Web site (in French)