Lapoutroie
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé | |
| Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines | |
| Community association | Vallée de Kaysersberg | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 9 ' N , 7 ° 10' E | |
| height | 329-1,221 m | |
| surface | 21.12 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,908 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 90 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68650 | |
| INSEE code | 68175 | |
 Mairie Lapoutroie |
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Lapoutroie (German and Alsatian : Schnierlach , welsch : Lè Peutraille ) is a French commune with 1908 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé , to the communal association Vallée de Kaysersberg, founded in 1997, and to the canton of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines .
geography
Lapoutroie lies in a side valley of the Weiss in the Vosges . The road from Colmar to Saint-Dié runs through Lapoutroie. The municipality is part of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park .
history
At the beginning of the 12th century, Lapoutroie was called Sconerloch . The first villagers were likely coal traders who settled along the road. In 1348 the place was called Poutroye and from then on developed into a political center of the region. A court and prison were established there, and criminals sentenced to death were hanged. About 70 people lived there in the early 16th century, and in 1632, during the Thirty Years' War there were 206. In 1681 the population had dropped to 36. In 1681 18 houses in Ribeaugoutte fell victim to a fire. In 1732 Lapoutroie had a population of 876. In the late afternoon of September 2, 1750, lightning struck and destroyed the church, which is dated to 1502, and 22 other houses.
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Lapoutroie belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the district of Rappoltsweiler in the district of Upper Alsace .
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2095 | 1601 | 1712 | 1810 | 1911 | 2000 | 2104 | 2049 | 1908 |
language
The place and its surroundings are one of the few areas in Alsace with an originally Francophone regional language, the Which (German Welsch ) or Vosgien . It is a Gallo-Roman dialect from the Langues d'oïl group , which is closely related to Walloon .
Town twinning
There is a town partnership with the Breton community of Lannilis .
Attractions
In the northern part of the village is the Musée des Eaux de Vie , a liquor museum that is housed in the former post office from the 18th century. Using the exhibits, the production of schnapps and liqueurs can be traced from the fruit to the finished distillate. The museum is privately run. Free entry, tasting possible.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 718-721.
