Réchésy
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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 ° 7' E | |
| height | 397-552 m | |
| surface | 12.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 786 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 90370 | |
| INSEE code | 90081 | |
 Mairie Réchésy |
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Réchésy (German earlier Röschlitz ) is a commune in the department Territoire de Belfort in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Réchésy is located at 436 m above sea level, eight kilometers east of Delle (Dettenried) and about 24 kilometers southeast of the city of Belfort (as the crow flies). The village extends in the transition area between the flat land of the Burgundian Gate and the northern foothills of the Jura , on the plateau north of the Mont and the valley of the Vendline , near the border with Switzerland . Réchésy is the easternmost municipality in the Territoire de Belfort department.
The area of the 12.61 km² municipal area includes a section of the gently undulating landscape in the area of the Burgundian Gate (Trouée de Belfort). The southern part of the area is crossed in a southeast-northwest direction by the up to 300 m wide valley low of the Vendline, which provides drainage to the west via the Coeuvatte to the Allaine . The valley is flanked in the south by the densely wooded ridge of the Mont , on which the highest elevation of Réchésy is reached at 552 m. In the south-east, east of the Vendline valley, there is the forest height of the Côte (504 m) with the Borne des Trois Puissances , where the triangle was when Alsace belonged to Germany.
To the north, the community area extends to the wide plateau of the Burgundian Gate, which averages 420 m. It is mostly covered with arable and meadow land, but also shows some larger forest areas. In hollows and valleys there are numerous ponds that were created for fish farming. In the far north the area extends into the Banbois and to the northeast to the headwaters of the Suarcine (Schwertzelen). The eastern boundary is formed by the Bois de Gerschwiller (Gerschweiler Forest), which also marks the watershed between the catchment areas of the Mediterranean (across the Doubs and Rhone rivers ) and the North Sea (across the Ill and Rhine rivers ).
Neighboring communities of Réchésy are Courcelles and Courtelevant in the west, Lepuix-Neuf and Ueberstrass in the north, Seppois-le-Bas and Pfetterhouse in the east and the Swiss communities Beurnevésin and Lugnez in the south.
history
Réchésy was first mentioned in a document in 1291 under the name Raschesi . The names Röchelis (1302) and Röschelim (1440) are handed down later . 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 the 14th century.
Together with the Sundgau , Réchésy 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. For 44 years, Réchésy was right on the border triangle of France, the German Empire (to which Alsace belonged) and Switzerland, as the borne des trois puissances border stone still testifies to today. The village was connected to the French rail network in 1913 by a railway line from Belfort to Réchésy. However, operations were discontinued in 1948. In November 1944, fierce fighting between the Allies and German troops took place in the area of Réchésy, Suarce and Lepuix-Neuf.
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste was rebuilt around 1850 by Diogène Poisat (1818–1881). The cemetery chapel with a baroque altar dates from the 17th century. The old town center is characterized by half-timbered houses in the traditional Upper Alsatian style of the 18th and 19th centuries.
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Réchésy
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 616 | 649 | 725 | 700 | 720 | 761 | 781 | 796 |
With 786 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Réchésy is one of the small communities in the Territoire de Belfort. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1004 people were still counted in 1896), population growth was recorded again, especially from 1950 to 1970. Since 1975 the number of inhabitants has remained at an almost constant level.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Réchésy was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding), fish farming and forestry. In addition, there are now some local small businesses, including in the mechanical industry. In the meantime the village has turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who go to work in the larger towns in the area and in the Belfort agglomeration.
The village is located away from the major road connections on a departmental road that leads from Courtelevant to Ferrette . There are other road links with Lepuix-Neuf, Seppois-le-Bas, Courcelles and Beurnevésin.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Territoire de Belfort. Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-037-X , pp. 141-143.
Web links
Individual proof
- ^ Anne Kleiber: L'église de Réchésy et ses copies suisses. L'architecte Diogène Poisat. Coeuvatte Suarcine Vendeline, 2016, accessed May 29, 2020 .