Aspach-le-Bas

Aspach- le -Bas ( German: Lower Unteraspach ) is a commune with 1314 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Haut-Rhin in the Alsace region. It belongs to the district Thann, to Canton Cernay and founded in 1993, Local Government Association, Pays de Thann.

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Geography

The community Aspach- le -Bas in the metropolitan area ( aire urbaine ) Mulhouse is located about 15 kilometers west of the city center of Mulhouse at the foot of the Vosges.

The eight -square-mile area extends from the ponds on the outskirts of Cernay over the central valley of the Doller Creek Baerenbach to Michel Bach and the 80 -acre Michel Bach Dam ( Barrage de Michel Bach ), whose Ostend including dam to Unteraspach -le- Bas heard.

Approximately 15 percent of the municipal area is forested (cross forest and Bruecklenwald in the south and Moenchenwald in the northeast ), the vast majority consists of arable land. The highest point in the municipality is achieved in the southwest near the Michel Bach pond with 340 meters above the sea. In the north of the parish remember partially flooded soil depressions on former gravel pits.

Am Michel Bach pond, the community has established a share of the 1997 comprehensive 121 acres Réserve naturelle régional du Plan d' eau de Michel Bach, one of the 13 nature reserves in Alsace.

Neighboring communities of Aspach -le- Bas are Cernay in the north, Schweighouse -Thann in the east, Burn -le -Haut in the south, Guewenheim in the southwest, Michel, in the western and Unteraspach -le-Haut in the northwest.

History

1105 first mentioned as Aspa, appeared in 1302 Aspach- le -Bas, together with Aspach- le -Haut ( Oberaspach ) and the now-vanished hamlet heritage home on Unteraspach as inferior ( low Unteraspach ). 1324 was the village over by the Counts of Ferrette in the possession of the Habsburgs and was under the jurisdiction of the city lying north-west Thann. Pension payments Leopold IV are handed down to minions in Aspach -le- Bas From the year 1398.

In the 18th century consisted in Aspach -le- Bas a Ausspanne on the post road from Strasbourg to Lyon. The Ausspanne was destroyed in the First World War.

Demographics

Since the 1960s, the population of Aspach -le- Bas has more than doubled, which is due to the influx of people from the nearby city Mulhouse and the excellent transport links.

Attractions

  • Church of St. Peter ( Saint- Pierre ) in neo-classical style

Economy and infrastructure

Add place a few small craft service and retail businesses are located. In relation to the population, agriculture plays only a minor role. Aspach- le -Bas is now used mainly by commuters the nearby industrial zones around Vieux- Thann and Mulhouse as a quiet place to live.

Traffic

Located on the western outskirts of Mulhouse has Aspach- le -Bas a very good transport links. All nearby towns can quickly developed on two-lane national roads ( RN 66, RN 83, RN 466 ) and highways ( A36 ) can be achieved.

Through the municipal area of ​​Aspach- le -Bas Train Thur Doller the railway line Alsace ( TTDA ) leads from Cernay after Sentheim (common breakpoint Unteraspach in the neighboring municipality Aspach- le-Haut ). From June to September each run there on Sunday historic steam and diesel trains.

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