Étueffont

Étueffont

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 Franche-Comté
Department Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement Belfort
Canton Rougemont-le-Château
Intercommunality Pays sous Vosgien
Government
  Mayor (20142020) René Bazin
Area1 12.53 km2 (4.84 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,552
  Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Étueffont is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in 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 Madeleine River, in the Regional Natural Park Les Ballons des Vosges.

Sights

In the village center an 18th-century smithy houses a Forge Museum[1] that commemorates four generations of blacksmiths working in the village from 1843 to 1977.

See also

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