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Vanclans () is a former
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in the
Doubs Doubs (, ; ; frp, Dubs) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Named after the river Doubs, it had a population of 543,974 in 2019.department in the
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in eastern
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.


Geography

Vanclans lies west of
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and southeast of
Valdahon Valdahon () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of Franc ...
. It is nestled between two hills at the foot of the first slopes of evergreens.


History

Sir Guillaume de Cicon was from Cicon near Vanclans, the meagre remains of the family castle sit above Vanclans. Introduced to King Edwards service by
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. First mentioned 13 November 1276 when he comes to
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with a message from Otto de Grandson to King
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. With the English army in South Wales in 1277. Constable of
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between February 1282 and May 1284 including the period of the Siege of Rhuddlan. First Constable of
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from its construction until his death in 1310 or 1311. On 1 January 2016, Athose, Chasnans, Hautepierre-le-Châtelet, Nods, Rantechaux and Vanclans merged becoming one commune called Les Premiers-Sapins.


Population


See also

*
Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Vanclans on the regional Web site
Former communes of Doubs {{Doubs-geo-stub