Colroy-la-Roche

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Colroy-la-Roche
Colroy-la-Roche coat of arms
Colroy-la-Roche (France)
Colroy-la-Roche
region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Molsheim
Canton Dirty
Community association Vallée de la Bruche
Coordinates 48 ° 23 '  N , 7 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 23 '  N , 7 ° 11'  E
height 422-730 m
surface 8.18 km 2
Residents 488 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 60 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 67420
INSEE code

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Colroy-la-Roche ( German Kolrein ) is a French commune with 488 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vosges in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). The departmental road D424 connects the village with Ranrupt and Saint-Blaise-la-Roche . The Forêt Domaniale du Champ du Feu is located between Colroy-la-Roche and Ranrupt .

history

In the years 607 and 608 the village was called "Collerinse" and in the 17th century "La colline du roy". After the Thirty Years' War , Colroy-la-Roche was repopulated mainly by immigrants from Switzerland and the Montbéliard region . In 1790 the village was assigned to the canton of Saales and thus to Alsace .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2005 2013
Residents 245 274 307 431 435 455 458 490

coat of arms

Description : Divided into silver and red. Above a red shuttle and below a right-open golden crook of a crook .

Attractions

  • In Colroy-la-Roche there are houses that are typical of the upper Bruche valley .
  • Saint Nicolas Church
  • A discarded wagon stands as a memorial in the village square.
Mairie and Church of St. Nicholas in Colroy-la-Roche

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 1042-1044.

Web links

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