Étueffont
Étueffont | |
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![]() Forge Museum | |
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![]() ![]() Étueffont | |
Coordinates: 47°43′11″N 6°55′21″E / 47.7197°N 6.9225°ECoordinates: 47°43′11″N 6°55′21″E / 47.7197°N 6.9225°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Territoire de Belfort |
Arrondissement | Belfort |
Canton | Giromagny |
Intercommunality | Vosges du Sud |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Fessler |
Area 1 | 12.53 km2 (4.84 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 1,458 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 90041 /90170 |
Elevation | 399–915 m (1,309–3,002 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Étueffont is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France.
History[]
The separate villages of Étueffont-Bas (founded in the 16th century, with 28 families in 1760) and Étueffont-Haut (founded in the 12th century, with 38 families in 1760) were merged into the current commune on 12 June 1973.
Geography[]
The town sits at the foot of the Vosges mountains on the banks of the river Madeleine, in the Regional Natural Park Les Ballons des Vosges.
Sights[]
In the village center an 18th-century smithy houses a Forge Museum[2] that commemorates four generations of blacksmiths working in the village from 1843 to 1977.
See also[]
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References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
- ^ The Forge Museum website (in French)
Categories:
- Communes of the Territoire de Belfort