Vans

Vans (Occitan Los Vans ) is a common French, located in the department of the Ardèche and the area the Rhone-Alps.

The inhabitants of Vans are the Vanséens .

Geography

Chief town of canton of the south of the Ardeche, the village of Vans occupies the center of a basin close to the river Chassezac. It is dominated in the south by the Greenhouse of Bar, last Eastern top of the the Cevennes of Bottom Vivarais. In 2001, Vans becomes " city-porte" Regional natural park of the Mounts of Ardeche.

Very tourist village for the summer period, a traditional market holds place every saturday morning.

Night market with artisanal topic Tuesday in season of summer.

Many activities can be practiced near Vans; walk, climbing, spéléo, horsemanship, but also canyoning, bathe, fishing and canoe kayak in the throats of the Chassezac.

History

Vans depended on the abbey of Saint-Gilles. The city passed to the Reform to the 16th century; in 1629, it turned over to Catholicism, and the fortifications were dismantled.

Died of professor Ollier (1900), a world subscription made it possible to raise two monumental statues bronzes some, realized by Boucher, one in Vans, the other on the Ollier place with Lyon. The trick of the vanséens preserved the first of the covetousness of German during the Second world war, while the second was molten for the needs for Werhmacht in 1941.

In 1973, the commune of Vans amalgamates with those of Brahic, Chassagnes and Naves.

Administration

|- | align=right| February 4th 1867 || September 19th 1870 || Jacques Duclaux-Monteil ||align=" center" | |- | align=right| May 14th 1871 || January 14th 1878 || Jacques Duclaux-Monteil ||align=" center" | |- | align=right| 1888 || 1939 || Jules Duclaux-Monteil ||align=" center" | |- | align=right| 1965 || 1979 || Fernand Aubert ||align=" center" | DVD || |- | align=right| 1979 || 2004 || Red-headed Jean-Marie ||align=" center" | UMP || |- | align=right| since 2004 || || Bruno Vigier ||align=" center" | DVD||

Demography

Places and monuments

old Historical center (many residences of the 16th century at the 19th century)
Saint-Pierre Church (dating from the 17th century); beautiful retable to drown of it 17th century
medieval Village of Naves (classified among the most beautiful villages of France)
Village and Romance church of Thines (to 15 km)
Throats of the Chassezac
Romance Church and medieval bridge of Chambonas, beautiful castle
the Wood of Païolive

Vans is the starting point many excursions and excursions in Cevennes Vivarais.

Economy

Mill with oil " Froment"

Web site of the Mill: textile http://moulin.froment.free.fr

Factory Payen

Events

Personalities related to the commune

Louis Xavier Edouard Léopold Ollier, (1830 - 1900), born with Vans, creator of orthopedy and the repairing surgery
Leonce Vieljeux, (1865 - 1944), born with Vans, mayor of La Rochelle, colonel of reserve and agent of the resistance network Alliance shot to the Struthof in 1944. the college of Vans bears its name today.

See too

Common of Ardeche
Path of great excursion GR. 4

External bonds

Vans in Ardeche, an exceptional environment. Topicality of Vans as well as hundreds of photographs of the country of Vans.
the blog of Vans. Luc Bretones, in love with the country, makes you share his passion of Vans.
Vans in Ardeche. Footpaths: GR4, GR44, GR44A and the Cevennes GRP.
Site of the tourist office of the Country of Vans
Village of Vans

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