Étueffont

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Church of Étueffont
Church of Étueffont

Étueffont is a village and commune of 1,433 (1999) in the Territoire de Belfort département in the Franche-Comté région in easternmost France.

[edit] 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 June 12, 1973.

[edit] Geography

The town sits at the foot of the Vosges mountains on the banks of the Madeleine River, in the Regional Natural Park Les Ballons des Vosges.

[edit] Sights

In the village center an 18th century smithy houses a Forge Museum that commemorates four generations of blacksmiths working in the village from 1843 to 1977.

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