Gouhenans is a
commune in the
Haute-Saône department
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in the
region
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of
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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in eastern
France
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.
Coal mines
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were operated in the village between 1828 and 1916.
[Pierre Semonin, ''Le gîte houiller de Villafans'', 1993]
XIXe - Puits n° 4 Gouhenans.jpg, Mine shaft 4.
Puits n° 13 Gouhenans 04 - Crop.jpg, Mine shaft 13.
Fonçage - Puits n° 17 Gouhenans.JPG, Mine shaft 17.
Salt mines
Salt mining extracts natural salt deposits from underground. The mined salt is usually in the form of halite (commonly known as rock salt), and extracted from evaporite formations.
History
Before the advent of the modern internal combustio ...
were operating in the village between 1831 and 1945. A
chemical factory (1844-1955) and a
glass factory
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(1903-1912) were added to the complex.
See also
*
Communes of the Haute-Saône department
References
Communes of Haute-Saône
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