Gouhenans

Gouhenans
Commune
A general view of Gouhenans
Coat of arms
Location of Gouhenans
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Coordinates: 47°36′28″N 6°28′12″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Haute-Saône
Arrondissement	Lure
Canton	Villersexel
Area ^1	8.45 km^2 (3.26 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	364
• Density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	70271 /70110
Elevation	277–381 m (909–1,250 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Coal mines were operated in the village between 1828 and 1916.^[2]

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  Mine shaft 4.
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  Mine shaft 13.
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  Mine shaft 17.

Salt mines were operating in the village between 1831 and 1945. A chemical factory (1844-1955) and a glass factory (1903-1912) were added to the complex.

Aerial view of Gouhenans factories.

Salina	Chemical factory
Glass factory	Administrative offices

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Saône department
• Coal mines and saltworks of Gouhenans

References

1. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. Pierre Semonin, Le gîte houiller de Villafans, 1993