Bourg-sous-Châtelet
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Territoire de Belfort | |
| Arrondissement | Belfort | |
| Canton | Giromagny | |
| Community association | Vosges du Sud | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 42 ' N , 6 ° 57' E | |
| height | 386-481 m | |
| surface | 0.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 118 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 140 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 90110 | |
| INSEE code | 90016 | |
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Bourg-sous-Châtelet (dt. Formerly Welsch Nest ) is a commune in the department Territoire de Belfort in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Bourg-sous-Châtelet lies at 415 m above sea level. M., about ten kilometers northeast of the city of Belfort (as the crow flies). The village extends on the northern edge of the Burgundian Gate , on the plateau in the foothills of the Vosges , at the southern foot of the Châtelet and east of the valley plain of the Madeleine . It is located in the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park .
The area of the 0.84 km² large municipal area includes a section in the area of the Vosges foothills. The area is limited to the west by the Ruisseau de Bourg , which feeds its water to the Madeleine. In the far south, the communal soil extends into the Madeleine valley, which is more than a kilometer wide. To the north, the municipal area extends to the forest slope of the Châtelet , a foothill of the Vosges that extends to the south. The highest point in Bourg-sous-Châtelet is reached on this slope at 481 m.
Neighboring municipalities of Bourg-sous-Châtelet are Saint-Germain-le-Châtelet in the east and Anjoutey in the west.
history
In the middle of the 14th century, the area of Bourg came under the sovereignty of the Habsburgs. It belonged to the Rosemont lordship. Bourg is mentioned in a document in 1576 under the spelling Bur . The name Bourg has been handed down from 1582 . Together with the Sundgau , the village came to the French crown with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Since 1793 it belonged to the Haut-Rhin department , but in 1871 it remained as part of the Territoire de Belfort, unlike the rest of Alsace, in France. In order to avoid confusion with other communities of the same name, Bourg was officially renamed Bourg-sous-Châtelet in 1934. Today, Bourg-sous-Châtelet is united with 13 other municipalities to form the Communauté de communes du Pays Sous Vosgien . Ecclesiastically, Bourg-sous-Châtelet belongs to Anjoutey.
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 30th | 28 | 45 | 85 | 111 | 126 | 130 |
With 118 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Bourg-sous-Châtelet is one of the smallest municipalities in the Territoire de Belfort. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (85 people were still counted in 1896), strong population growth has been recorded since the early 1970s. Since then, the number of inhabitants has tripled.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Bourg-sous-Châtelet was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Even today, the residents live mainly from their work in the first sector. Outside the primary sector there are few jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns and in the Belfort agglomeration.
The village is located off the major road connections on a departmental road that leads from Anjoutey to Saint-Germain-le-Châtelet. The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around six kilometers away.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Territoire de Belfort. Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-037-X , pp. 224-225.
