Étueffont Explained

Étueffont
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Étueffont 90.svg
Coordinates:47.7197°N 6.9225°W
Insee:90041
Postal Code:90170
Arrondissement:Belfort
Canton:Giromagny
Mayor:Alain Fessler[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Vosges du Sud
Elevation Min M:399
Elevation Max M:915
Area Km2:12.53

Étueffont (in French pronounced as /etyfɔ̃/; German: Staufen) is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-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 river Madeleine, 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. http://forge.etueffont.free.fr The Forge Museum website