Ornans
Sign in to saveOrnans () 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
Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 2016
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Ornans
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Besançon
- Population
- +4419
- Area
- +35.72
- Capital of
- canton of Ornans
- Shares border with
- Scey-Maisières
- Legal form
- commune nouvelle
- Official website
- www.ornans.fr
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- Personalities
- Population
- See also
- References
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.