Auxelles-Bas

Auxelles -Bas ( formerly German low - Assel ) is a town in the French department of Territoire de Belfort in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Auxelles -Bas is located at 489 m above the sea, about twelve kilometers north-northwest of the city of Belfort ( a straight line ). The village is located at the southern foot of the Vosges Planche des Belles Filles below, at the edge of the basin of Giromagny, which extends between the Vosges Mountains, the hills of the Forêt de Roppe and the Montagne de Salbert, the stream of Rhome. It is located in the Regional Natural Park of Ballons des Vosges.

The area of ​​9.41 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the area of ​​the Vosges foothills. The central part of the area is traversed in a northwest-southeast direction from the valley of Rhome, which provides for drainage to Savoureuse. Initially relatively narrow valley floor widens the below the village to a nearly one -mile-wide valley. Here are several ponds that were once created for fish farming. The Valley of Rhome is flanked by the rolling countryside of the north-west edge of the basin of Giromagny. To the east rises the hill of Fort de Giromagny, while the forest height of the Bois de Lachapelle is the separation of the adjacent valley of Rahin in the West. The area is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land, partly by forest. To the north, the municipality's area extends to the foot of the Vosges below the heights of Mont Ménard and Mont Ordon -Verrier. With 621 m find the highest mountains of Auxelles -Bas is achieved.

Neighboring communities of Auxelles -Bas are Auxelles- skin in the north, Giromagny and Chaux in the east, Lachapelle- sous- Chaux in the south and Plancher -Bas in the West.

History

Is first mentioned Auxelles in 1135 under the name Acellas. In the course followed by the names Ascella ( 1156 ), Axella and Aucella ( 1221 ). Probably in the 10th or 11th century The first castle was built on the hill east of the village, which belonged to the lords of Faucogney. First, standing in the sphere of influence of the Counts of Montbéliard, the village mid-14th century came under the suzerainty of the Habsburg dynasty. The Assel castle came 1520 to the Counts of Ferrette. Since 1569 a distinction is made between the two communities Auxelles -Bas and Auxelles skin. The castle was burnt down during the Thirty Years' War, crumbled into ruin and was later used as a quarry for the construction of new houses in the village. Together with the Sundgau came Auxelles -Bas with the 1648 Peace of Westphalia to the French crown. Since 1793 belonged Auxelles -Bas to Haut -Rhin, however, remained in 1871 as part of the Territoire de Belfort as opposed to the rest of Alsace in France.

For a long time Auxelles -Bas focused on mining and processing of ores (copper, silver). During the 19th century, the textile industry moved on. The factory was abandoned after the crisis in the textile industry in the 1930s. Today Auxelles -Bas is a member of the comprehensive eight municipalities municipal association Communauté de communes la Haute Savoureuse.

Attractions

The St. Catherine's Church ( Église Sainte- Catherine) in the Gothic Revival style was consecrated in 1876; the tower dates from 1880. isopod of the former castle still exist only few remains.

Fort de Giro Magny is located on the eastern boundary of the municipality as part of the Système Séré de Rivières (also Barrière de fer / Iron barrier ), the actual walls around the city of Belfort.

  • St. Catherine's Church in Auxelles -Bas

Population

With 481 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Auxelles -Bas is one of the small communities of the department of Territoire de Belfort. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1906 764 persons were still counted ), a population growth was recorded since the early 1970s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Auxelles -Bas was early on a predominantly by industry (mills, weaving mills ) embossed village. Today, there are some operations of small and medium industries, including an aluminum foundry and a large sawmill. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in the larger towns in the area and in the agglomeration Belfort.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road that leads from Giromagny along the Vogesenfuß to Ronchamp. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 15 kilometers. Further road links exist with Lachapelle- sous- Chaux and Auxelles skin.

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