Châtas

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Châtas
Châtas (France)
Châtas
region Grand Est
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Canton Raon-l'Étape
Community association Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Coordinates 48 ° 22 ′  N , 7 ° 2 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 22 ′  N , 7 ° 2 ′  E
height 463-806 m
surface 5.55 km 2
Residents 50 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 9 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 88210
INSEE code 88093

View of Châtas

Châtas (1793 and 1801 still with the spelling Chatay ) is a French commune with 50 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and to the municipal association of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, founded in 2017 .

geography

Mairie Châtas

The municipality of Châtas is located in the Vosges , about 14 kilometers northeast of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges , the capital (chef-lieu) of the arrondissement of the same name. The 5.55 km², almost completely forested municipal area of ​​Châtas extends in the east up to a few hundred meters to the Vosges ridge, which here forms the border to the ( Département Bas-Rhin ). The village of Châtas lies in a narrow basin that was washed out by the Ruisseau de la Saales mountain stream . This flows as the Ruisseau des Gouttes in a north-westerly direction to the Rabodeau , a right tributary of the Meurthe . The valley basin of Châtas is framed by wooded heights that tower 100 to 150 meters above the valley floor. The highest elevations in the municipality are called:

  • Blamont 611  m
  • Haut de l'Estrépoud 754  m
  • Haut de Belfays 810  m

Châtas includes the hamlets and farms of Pré Lannequin, Thiarupt and Les Motrosses .

Neighboring municipalities of Châtas are Le Puid in the north, Grandrupt in the north-east and east, La Grande-Fosse in the south-east, Ban-de-Sapt in the south and south-west and Ménil-de-Senones in the north-west.

history

The area of ​​today's municipality belonged to the Obersalm line of the Salm family . In 1739 they were appointed imperial princes. From 1751 until the French Revolution, the Principality of Salm-Salm existed with the residence in the nearby small town of Senones . When Lorraine fell to France in 1766, the small principality was an exclave in France. In 1793 France annexed the principality and Châtas became a municipality within today's borders. The name of the community was initially Chatay , in 1801 it was changed to Châtas .

Ecclesiastically, the parish of Châtas belonged to the diocese of Toul, which in 1777 split into the dioceses of Toul, Saint-Die and Nancy. The diocese of Saint-Dié responsible for Châtas was dissolved after the Concordat of 1801 and was not reconstituted until 1823.

Witch trials in Châtas have been handed down from the 17th century, which is unusual in that in 1634 there were only 15 families in Châtas.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 65 68 70 60 42 42 58 665
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

With 50 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Châtas is one of the smallest communities in the Vosges department. After strong growth in the 19th century, Châtas reached its highest level so far in 1856 with 355 inhabitants. From 1891 the population decreased continuously; In 1926 the population fell below 100.

Attractions

  • Church of St. Angelus and St. Barbara ( Église Saints-Anges et Sainte-Barbe )
Church of St. Angelus and St. Barbara

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture and forestry only play a subordinate role in Châtas today. Cheese making and the distilling of fruit schnapps ( eau de vie ) are noteworthy . There are hardly any jobs in Châtas (a florist shop). Many residents commute to the surrounding larger communities.

Châtas is located away from the nationally important traffic routes. Narrow roads lead from Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and Senones to Châtas. Another road connection leads via Le Vermont to the Col de Hantz , which leads into the Alsatian Breuschtal . The nearest train station is in the town of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, 14.5 kilometers away, on the Strasbourg – Saint-Dié railway line with connections to Épinal and Lunéville .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ toponym on cassini.ehess.fr
  2. ↑ Statistics on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
  3. ↑ Châtas on vosges-archives.com ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vosges-archives.com
  4. ↑ badonpierre.free.fr (French)
  5. ↑ Châtas on cassini.ehess.fr
  6. ↑ Châtas on insee.fr
  7. ↑ Company in Châtas (French)

Web links

Commons : Châtas  - collection of images