Étueffont

French commune
nomcommune=Étueffont


caption=Church of Étueffont


x=221
y=107
lat_long=coord|47|43|11|N|6|55|21|E|region:FR_type:city
insee=90041
cp=90170
région=Franche-Comté
département=Territoire de Belfort
arrondissement=Belfort
canton=Rougemont-le-Château
maire=Gérard Guyon
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=CdC du Pays sous Vosgien
alt mini=399 m
alt maxi=915 m
km²=12.53
sans=1,326
date-sans=1999
dens=106|

Étueffont is a village and commune in the Territoire de Belfort "département" in the Franche-Comté "région" in easternmost 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 June 12, 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."

Demographics

As of the census of 1999, the population was formatnum:1326.
The estimation for 2005 was formatnum:1402.

ights

In the village center an 18th century smithy houses a Forge Museum [ [http://forge.etueffont.free.fr The Forge Museum website] fr icon] that commemorates four generations of blacksmiths working in the village from 1843 to 1977.

ee also

*Communes of the Territoire de Belfort department

References

* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon