Étueffont

Étueffont is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France.

Étueffont
Forge Museum
Coat of arms
Location of Étueffont
Étueffont
Étueffont
Coordinates: 47°43′11″N 6°55′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentTerritoire de Belfort
ArrondissementBelfort
CantonGiromagny
IntercommunalityVosges du Sud
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Alain Fessler
Area
1
12.53 km2 (4.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,491
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
90041 /90170
Elevation399–915 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.

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[2] that commemorates four generations of blacksmiths working in the village from 1843 to 1977.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. The Forge Museum website (in French)
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