Ornans

Ornans () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On 1 January 2016 the former commune Bonnevaux-le-Prieuré was merged into Ornans.

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Place details

Locality: Ornans
Region: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country: France
Population: 4,235
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Ornans
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Ornans an der Loue 03.jpg
French commune.caption: Facades of buildings along the Loue river.
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason Ornans.svg
French commune.INSEE: 25434
French commune.postal code: 25290
French commune.arrondissement: Besançon
French commune.canton: Ornans
French commune.mayor: Isabelle Guillame
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: Loue-Lison
French commune.elevation min m: 323
French commune.elevation max m: 635
French commune.area km2: 35.72
French commune.image flag: Flag of Ornans.svg

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Official website

Ville d'Ornans - Site officiel de la Mairie d'Ornans

Site officiel de la Mairie d'Ornans

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ornans
Population: 4419
Area: 35.72
Capital of: canton of Ornans
Official website: www.ornans.fr
Image: Ornans an der Loue 03.jpg

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associated electoral district: canton of Ornans
topic's main category: Category:Ornans
Commons category: Ornans
inception: 2016-01-01
postal code: 25290
native label: Ornans
nickname: la petite Venise comtoise

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Ornans () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On 1 January 2016 the former commune Bonnevaux-le-Prieuré was merged into Ornans.

==Personalities== Ornans is the birthplace of the French realist painter, Gustave Courbet (1819 - 1877). One of Courbet's most famous paintings is Burial at Ornans, which depicts actual people from the area attending a funeral.