Perches

Perches
region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Altkirch
Canton	Masevaux
Community association	Sud Alsace Largue
Coordinates	47 ° 40 ′ N , 7 ° 11 ′ E Coordinates: 47 ° 40 ′ N , 7 ° 11 ′ E
height	273-317 m
surface	3.72 km 2
Residents	365 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	98 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	68720
INSEE code	68077
	; Mairie Eglingen

Eglingen is a French commune with 365 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin département in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ) and is a member of the Sud Alsace Largue community association .

geography

The Rhine-Rhône Canal ( Canal du Rhône au Rhin ) runs in the north of Eglingen . The Largue flows through the municipality, which is 15 kilometers southwest of Mulhouse .

history

French soldier at the observation post in Eglingen, June 1917

Eglingen was destroyed by the Swedes in the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) and repopulated by Swiss settlers.

During the reign of Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821) the Rhine-Rhône Canal in the area of the municipality was expanded by Spanish forced laborers .

From 1871 until the end of the First World War (1914-1918) Eglingen belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Altkirch district in the Upper Alsace district . During the First World War, the place was destroyed again and then rebuilt.

Population development
year	1910	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2014
Residents	279	204	214	234	217	231	241	324	367

Attractions

In 1302 a church in Eglingen was mentioned in a document. This building was declared dilapidated in 1772. In 1777 a new nave was built. A bell tower was built before the First World War. The Saint-Léger church was destroyed in World War I, with the exception of the Gothic sacristy , which dates from the 14th century. The building was rebuilt in 1927.

Another attraction is a draw well , which was restored true to the original in 2000.