Vanclans

Vanclans
Church Notre-Dame des Anges
Vanclans
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region  Vanclans
Coordinates: 47°06′04″N 6°21′43″E / 47.1011°N 6.3619°E / 47.1011; 6.3619Coordinates: 47°06′04″N 6°21′43″E / 47.1011°N 6.3619°E / 47.1011; 6.3619
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Pontarlier
Canton	Valdahon
Area1	9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	208
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	25585 /25580
Elevation	690–978 m (2,264–3,209 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vanclans is a former commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Vanclans lies 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Vercel and 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Valdahon. It is nestled between two hills at the foot of the first slopes of evergreens.

On 1 January 2016, Athose, Chasnans, Hautepierre-le-Châtelet, Nods, Rantechaux and Vanclans merged becoming one commune called Les Premiers-Sapins.