Étueffont
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Commune of Étueffont |
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| Church of Étueffont | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Territoire de Belfort | |
| Arrondissement | Belfort | |
| Canton | Rougemont-le-Château | |
| Intercommunality | CdC du Pays sous Vosgien | |
| Mayor | Gérard Guyon (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 399 m–915 m | |
| Land area¹ | 12.53 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
1,326 | |
| - Density | 106/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 90041/ 90170 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Étueffont is a village and commune in the Territoire de Belfort département in the Franche-Comté région in easternmost France.
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[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] Demographics
As of the census of 1999, the population was 1,326.
The estimation for 2005 was 1,402.
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The Forge Museum website (French)
