Courcelles (Territoire de Belfort)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Territoire de Belfort | |
| Arrondissement | Belfort | |
| Canton | Dent | |
| Community association | South Territoire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 30 ' N , 7 ° 5' E | |
| height | 385-512 m | |
| surface | 5.32 km 2 | |
| Residents | 120 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 90100 | |
| INSEE code | 90027 | |
 Mairie and school buildings |
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Courcelles (German earlier Kurzel ) is a French commune in the department Territoire de Belfort in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Courcelles is 394 m above sea level, six kilometers east of Delle and about 22 kilometers southeast of the city of Belfort (as the crow flies). The village extends in the northern foothills of the Jura , in the valley of the Coeuvatte between the heights of Florimont in the west and Mont in the east, in the immediate vicinity of the border with Switzerland .
The area of the 5.32 km² municipal area comprises a section of the undulating landscape in the transition area between the plains of the Burgundian Gate (Trouée de Belfort) and the Ajoie Jura . The central part of the area is crossed in a south-north direction by the up to 300 m wide valley low of the Coeuvatte, which provides drainage to the Allaine . The side valley of the Combe Saint-Urbain flows from the west near Courcelles . The valley is flanked on both sides by relatively steep slopes that lead to the adjacent high plateaus. These are on average at 430 m and are partly made up of arable and meadow land, partly of forest. To the west, the community area extends to the wooded heights of Florimont ( Derrière Notre Dame , up to 509 m) and to Mont Renaud above Boncourt. To the east of the Coeuvatte valley are the Ragie plateau and the forest heights of Bois le Sire and Bois Moront (482 m). In the far east, on the slope of the Mont , the highest point of Courcelles is reached at 512 m.
The neighboring municipalities of Courcelles are Florimont and Courtelevant in the north, Réchésy in the east and the Swiss municipalities of Lugnez in the south, Basse-Allaine in the south and west and Boncourt in the west.
history
Courcelles is mentioned for the first time in 1170; in the 13th century the name Villa Corcellis has been handed down. The place name goes back to the Latin words curtis and cella . In the first half of the 14th century the village came under the sovereignty of the Habsburgs. It was part of the Florimont rule and had its own parish since 1311.
During the Thirty Years War the village was sacked and devastated by Swedish troops. Together with the Sundgau , Courcelles came to the French crown with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Since 1793 the village has 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.
Even during the First World War , the community was occupied by the German military, who changed the place name to "Kurzel". The station was then called "Kurzel (Nied)". This was reversed in 1918.
Attractions
The Sainte-Agathe church was rebuilt in 1843. The center is characterized by various half-timbered houses in the traditional Alsatian style of the 18th and 19th centuries.
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 92 | 79 | 88 | 128 | 106 | 100 | 118 |
With 120 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Courcelles 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 (196 people were still counted in 1886), population growth was recorded again, especially during the 1970s. A slight downward trend has been observed again since 1982.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Courcelles was mainly a village characterized 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.
The village is located away from the major road connections on a departmental road that leads from Florimont to Lugnez. Further road connections exist with Réchésy and Montignez.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Territoire de Belfort. Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-037-X , pp. 125-126.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eisenbahndirektion Mainz (ed.): Official Gazette of the Royal Prussian and Grand Ducal Hessian Railway Directorate in Mainz of October 30, 1915, No. 54. Announcement No. 721, p. 350f (whereby the French place name is incorrectly reproduced here with "Ceurcelles") .