Évette-Salbert
Évette - Salbert is a town in the French department of Territoire de Belfort in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Évette - Salbert is located on 397 m above the sea, about six miles north- northwest of the town of Belfort ( a straight line ). The village is located in the foothills of the Vosges, on the southwestern edge of the basin of Giromagny, which extends between the Vosges mountains, the hills of the Forêt de Roppe and the Montagne de Salbert, south of the Etang de Malsaucy. It is located in the Regional Natural Park of Ballons des Vosges.
The area of 9.16 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the area of the Vosges foothills. The main part of the territory occupied by the level of the pelvis Giromagny, which is on average 400 m. It is mainly passed with arable and meadow land, but also shows some forest areas. The area is drained by the prohibitions east to Savoureuse. Along the rivers and in hollows there are numerous ponds that were once created for fish farming. The most significant of these is the Etang de Malsaucy with an area of about 66 hectares. To the south, the land rises gradually to the Montagne de Salbert on, but enough of communal land only up to the edge of the forest. Here the highest elevation of Évette - Salbert is achieved with 474 m.
The community Évette - Salbert consists of several hamlets:
- Bas- Évette (395 m) south of the Etang de Malsaucy
- Le Haut - d'Évette (397 m) in the valley of the prohibitions
- Salbert (420 m) at the northern foot of the Montagne de Salbert
- Thiamont (410 m) on the plateau at the northwestern edge of the Montagne de Salbert
- La Forêt ( 398 m ) at the western foot of the Montagne de Salbert
Neighboring communities of Évette - Salbert are Lachapelle- sous- Chaux and Sermamagny in the north, Valdoie in the east, Belfort, Essert and Châlonvillars in the south and Frahier -et- Chatebier and Errevet in the West.
History
The municipal area were traces of a Neolithic settlement found. Is first mentioned Évette which was formerly in German pasture, in the year 1304. Salbert was named in 1347 as sale mountain for the first time. First, standing in the sphere of influence of the Counts of Montbéliard, were both villages to rule Rosemont. This came mid-14th century under the suzerainty of the Habsburg dynasty. Together with the Sundgau came Évette and Salbert with the 1648 Peace of Westphalia to the French crown. Since 1793, the village belonged to the Department of Haut -Rhin, however, remained in 1871 as part of the Territoire de Belfort as opposed to the rest of Alsace in France.
In 1880 Évette was linked to the French railway network, as the station was built on the line Belfort Vesoul. The by- line of Évette for sight Magny was established in 1883. Since 1938, however, this line is only used for the transportation of goods. Effective as of December 1, 1972 merged Évette and Salbert to double municipality Évette - Salbert. Since 1998 Évette - Salbert is a member of the Association of Municipalities Communauté d' Agglomà Belfortaine.
Attractions
The church of Saint -Claude was built from 1779 to 1781. At the same time, the rectory was built next to it. Among the natural attractions and recreational areas, the region is around the Etang de Malsaucy with various recreational sports facilities.
- Church of Saint -Claude in Évette - Salbert
Population
With 2075 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Évette - Salbert belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the department of Territoire de Belfort. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the area of 750-850 people, was recorded strong population growth of the early 1970s to about 1990. During this time, the population has nearly tripled. Since 1990, only relatively small variations were observed.
Economy and infrastructure
Évette - Salbert was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ), fish farming and forestry embossed village. Today, there are some operations of small and medium enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in the agglomeration Belfort.
The village is situated away from the larger passage axes, but is easily accessible from the secondary road D465 which leads from Belfort to Giromagny. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about nine miles. Further road links exist with Sermamagny, Valdoie, Frahier -et- Chatebier and Errevet.