Valdieu-Lutran

Valdieu-Lutran
region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Altkirch
Canton	Masevaux
Community association	Sud Alsace Largue
Coordinates	47 ° 38 ' N , 7 ° 3' E Coordinates: 47 ° 38 ' N , 7 ° 3' E
height	321-386 m
surface	5.17 km 2
Residents	421 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	81 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	68210
INSEE code	68192
	; Mairie and Meeting House

Valdieu-Lutran (German Gottesthal-Luttern ) is a French commune with 421 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Altkirch , the canton Masevaux and is a member of the community association Sud Alsace Largue .

geography

The municipality of Valdieu-Lutran is located in the center of the Burgundian Gate between Altkirch and Belfort . The Rhine-Rhône Canal runs through the municipality and overcomes the watershed between the Rhine and the Rhône by means of a staircase of locks .

In the district of Valdieu, the trunk road from Belfort to Altkirch crosses the Rhine-Rhône Canal. The guide ditch that flows into the canal branches off water from the Largue near Friesen to ensure the water supply in the apex of the canal. The parish church is located in the district of Lutran a little further south. The town hall (Mairie) was built between the two parts of the community. Valdieu also had a station on the Paris – Mulhouse line , but this had to be closed when the LGV Rhin-Rhône went into operation. It should be reopened as soon as the capacity of the route allows.

Neighboring municipalities of Valdieu-Lutran are Elbach in the northeast, Retzwiller in the east, Romagny in the south, Magny in the southwest, Montreux-Vieux in the west and Chavannes-sur-l'Étang in the northwest.

history

From 1871 to the end of the First World War , Valdieu ( Gottesthal ) and Lutran ( Luttern ) belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and were assigned to the Altkirch district in the Upper Alsace district . On August 1, 1914, before the declaration of war, French troops crossed the border here.