Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont

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Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont
Coat of arms of Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont
Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont (France)
Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement Belfort
Canton Giromagny
Community association Vosges du Sud
Coordinates 47 ° 43 '  N , 7 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 43 '  N , 7 ° 1'  E
height 372-403 m
surface 4.89 km 2
Residents 580 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 119 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 90360
INSEE code

Mairie and school buildings

Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont (German formerly Welsch Kappel ) is a French commune in the department Territoire de Belfort in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .

geography

Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont is 378 m above sea level, about 14 kilometers northeast of the city of Belfort (as the crow flies). The former street line village extends north of the Burgundian Gate , on the plateau in the foothills of the Vosges , in the wide valley basin on both sides of the Ruisseau de Saint-Nicolas .

The area of ​​the 4.89 km² municipal area comprises a section of the landscape in the area of ​​the Burgundian Gate (Trouée de Belfort) with only weak relief. The central part of the area is crossed in a north-south direction by the valley plain of the Ruisseau de Saint-Nicolas, which has a width of about one kilometer. The stream drains the area via the Bourbeuse to the Allaine . The level in the foothills of the Vosges is an average of 390 m. It is mainly covered with arable and meadow land, but also shows some larger forest areas. In the basin there are several ponds that were created for fish farming. At 403 m, the highest point of Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont is reached on the plateau on the northern municipal boundary.

Neighboring municipalities to Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont are Petitefontaine in the north, Soppe-le-Haut and Eteimbes in the east, Angeot in the south and Felon in the west.

history

Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont is first mentioned in 1214. It belonged to the lordship of Rougemont-le-Château. In the middle of the 14th century, Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont came under the sovereignty of the Habsburgs. 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. The former seminar was converted into a free college in 1873 and was mainly attended by students from Alsace, Germany at the time. Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont was the site of a brewery (1835 to 1962) and a metalworking industry (1893 to 1961). Therefore, the place was connected to Belfort by a narrow-gauge railway in 1914, which was shut down again at the time of the Second World War. Today Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont is united with 13 other parishes to form the communal association Communauté de communes du Pays Sous Vosgien .

Attractions

The Saint-Vincent church was rebuilt in the 19th century (see also: List of Monuments historiques in Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont ).

South side of the church
West side of the church

population

Population development
year Residents
1962 496
1968 441
1975 409
1982 403
1990 404
1999 460

With 580 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont is one of the small communes of the Territoire de Belfort. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (810 people were still counted in 1886), slight population growth has been recorded again in recent years.

Economy and Infrastructure

For a long time, Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding), fish farming and forestry. Today there are some small and medium-sized businesses, including a company in the mechanical industry and tool making. In the meantime the village has turned into a residential community. Many workers are also commuters who work in the agglomerations of Belfort and Mulhouse .

The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is located on the main road N83, which leads from Belfort to Mulhouse. The next connection to the Autoroute A 36 is about seven kilometers away. Further road connections exist with Fontaine, Rougemont-le-Château and Eteimbes.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Territoire de Belfort. Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-037-X , pp. 229-232.

Web links

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