Saint-Cosme

Saint-Cosme ; Sanct-Cosmann
region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Altkirch
Canton	Masevaux
Community association	Sud Alsace Largue
Coordinates	47 ° 41 ′ N , 7 ° 4 ′ E Coordinates: 47 ° 41 ′ N , 7 ° 4 ′ E
height	319-391 m
surface	2.71 km 2
Residents	91 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	34 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	68210
INSEE code	68293
	; Mairie Saint-Cosme

Saint-Cosme ( German Sanct Cosmann ) is a French commune in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Altkirch and the canton Masevaux and is a member of the community association Sud Alsace Largue . With 91 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Saint-Cosme is the second smallest of the 377 communes in the Haut-Rhin department.

geography

The commune of Saint-Cosme is located in the Burgundian Gate between Belfort and Mulhouse in the extreme southwest of Alsace on the border with the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region . The eastern border of the municipality forms the Traubach , which drains over the Largue to the Ill and thus belongs to the catchment area of the Rhine . The village itself lies on the Rhine-Rhône watershed .

Neighboring communities of Saint-Cosme are Bellemagny in the north, Guevenatten in the east, Bréchaumont in the south, Reppe in the southwest and Vauthiermont in the west.

history

From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Saint-Cosme (then Sankt Cosman ) 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 .

Population development

year	1910	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2017
Residents	51	43	38	36	41	45	66	83	951

Attractions

The Saint-Côme et Saint-Damien (St. Cosmas and Damian ) church is one of the oldest in the south-west of Alsace. It was built between the 12th and 14th centuries and is surrounded by fortress walls and centuries-old elms and linden trees. The church is illuminated at night. The coat of arms shows a faithful reproduction of the church.