Étueffont (French pronunciation: [etyfɔ̃]; German: Staufen) is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France.

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Forge Museum
Forge Museum
Coat of arms of Étueffont
Location of Étueffont
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Étueffont is located in France
Étueffont
Étueffont
Étueffont is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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Étueffont
Coordinates: 47°43′11″N 6°55′21″E / 47.7197°N 6.9225°E / 47.7197; 6.9225
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentTerritoire de Belfort
ArrondissementBelfort
CantonGiromagny
IntercommunalityVosges du Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Fessler[1]
Area
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12.53 km2 (4.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,394
 • Density110/km2 (290/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

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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

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

Sights

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In the village center an 18th-century smithy houses a Forge Museum[3] that commemorates four generations of blacksmiths working in the village from 1843 to 1977.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ The Forge Museum website (in French)