Vuillafans
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Vuillafans (French pronunciation: [vɥijafɑ̃]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Vuillafans | |
|---|---|
The village on the banks of the Loue | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vuillafans | |
  Vuillafans  Vuillafans | |
| Coordinates: 47°03′57″N 6°13′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Besançon |
| Canton | Ornans |
| Intercommunality | Loue-Lison |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Curie[1] |
Area 1 | 6.14 km2 (2.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 669 |
| • Density | 109/km2 (282/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25633 /25840 |
| Elevation | 339–721 m (1,112–2,365 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Personalities
It was the birthplace of Balthasar Gérard, the assassin of the Dutch independence leader, William I of Orange, also known as William the Silent. Gérard was born at number 3 in the street now called Rue Gérard.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 764 | — |
| 1975 | 773 | +0.17% |
| 1982 | 600 | −3.55% |
| 1990 | 649 | +0.99% |
| 1999 | 668 | +0.32% |
| 2007 | 713 | +0.82% |
| 2012 | 688 | −0.71% |
| 2017 | 757 | +1.93% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
- Communes of the Doubs department
- Philippe François Zéphirin Guillemin (1814-1886), Roman Catholic bishop, was born in Vuillafans
