Bellefosse
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Bellefosse | |
Coordinates: 48°24′20″N 7°12′57″E / 48.4056°N 7.2158°ECoordinates: 48°24′20″N 7°12′57″E / 48.4056°N 7.2158°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Molsheim |
Canton | Mutzig |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alice Morel[1] |
Area 1 | 7.34 km2 (2.83 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 157 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 67026 /67130 |
Elevation | 529–1,091 m (1,736–3,579 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bellefosse (German: Schöngrund) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France, historically and culturally part of Alsace.
Geography[]
The village is located on a mountain terrace on the west slope of the Château de la Roche towering above it.
in the . It is dominated by the ruins of theToponomy[]
- 1434: Belfus
- 1534: Belfuss
- 1578: Belfos
- 1584: Belfuß
- 1782: Belfus
- 1793: Bellefosse
- 1915-1918: Schöngrund
Originating from the Celtic words bill (small) and fois (place).
History[]
Bellefosse is part of the old Ban de la Roche fief. The village's name was formalized as Belfus in 1434. It was composed of 25 houses in 1578, under the name of belfos then.
On 1 April 1974, it fused with Waldersbach and Belmont to form the commune of , in reference to the historical fief, Fouday was added to the commune in 1975. On 1 January 1992, the commune of Bellefosse was reestablished.
Coat of Arms[]
The heraldics of Bellefosse are blazoned: "Azure with one golden chevron followed by three silver cramps set in pale."[3]
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 87 | — |
1968 | 109 | +25.3% |
1975 | 92 | −15.6% |
1982 | 87 | −5.4% |
1990 | 95 | +9.2% |
1999 | 98 | +3.2% |
2006 | 129 | +31.6% |
2009 | 132 | +2.3% |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "67 026 - BELLEFOSSE (Bas Rhin)". L'Armorial des villes et villages de France (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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