Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Territoire de Belfort | |
| Arrondissement | Belfort | |
| Canton | Giromagny | |
| Community association | Vosges du Sud | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 46 ' N , 6 ° 55' E | |
| height | 537–1,075 m | |
| surface | 6.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 40 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 6 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 90170 | |
| INSEE code | 90061 | |
 Mairie Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges |
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Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges is a French commune in the department Territoire de Belfort in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges is 653 m above sea level, about 15 kilometers north-northeast of the city of Belfort (as the crow flies). The scattered settlement community extends into the southern Vosges , on the upper reaches of the Madeleine , at the southern foot of the Baerenkopf . It is located in the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park .
The area of the 6.52 km² municipal area includes a section in the area of the southern Vosges. The heavily reliefed and predominantly wooded area lies in the headwaters of the Madeleine. Several brooks in deeply cut valleys unite to form the Madeleine, which drains the area to the south via the Bourbeuse to the Allaine . The municipality boundary runs in the west, north and east always on the ridges of the surrounding mountain ranges, which rise towards the north to the Baerenkopf. At 1075 m, this forms the highest elevation of Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges and separates the valley from the Dollertal to the north . In the west, the valley of the Madeleine is flanked by the Pointe des Roches (905 m) and the Tête du Mineur (928 m), in the east by the Tête le Moine (790 m).
Neighboring communities of Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges are Dolleren and Kirchberg in the north, Rougemont-le-Château in the east, Étueffont in the south and Vescemont and Riervescemont in the west.
history
Presumably in the 11th century, a hermitage with a chapel dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene was founded in the back of the Madeleine valley. Lamadeleine was first mentioned in a document in 1350. The chapel was an important regional pilgrimage destination for a long time. In the middle of the 14th century, Lamadeleine 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. To avoid confusion with other communities of the same name, Lamadeleine was officially renamed Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges in 1937. In 1984 the municipality moved from the canton of Giromagny to the canton of Rougemont-le-Château (until 2015). Today Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges is united with 13 other municipalities to form the municipal association Communauté de communes du Pays Sous Vosgien .
Attractions
The Sainte-Madeleine chapel received its current appearance when it was rebuilt in the 17th century.
- Chapel of Sainte-Madeleine
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 29 |
| 1968 | 28 |
| 1975 | 14th |
| 1982 | 14th |
| 1990 | 29 |
| 1999 | 33 |
With 40 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges 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 (102 people were still counted in 1896), a slight population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges was a village dominated 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 no jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is far away from the major road connections. The only access is from Étueffont.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Territoire de Belfort. Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-037-X , pp. 232-233.
