Lepuix-Neuf
Lepuix -Neuf ( formerly German Sood ) is a town in the French department of Territoire de Belfort in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Lepuix -Neuf is located at 413 m above sea level, eight kilometers east-northeast of Delle and about 21 km east-southeast of the town of Belfort ( a straight line ). The former road line village extends on a plateau in the lowlands of the Burgundian gate in the catchment area of the Suarcine.
The area of 5.46 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the gently undulating countryside in the Burgundian Gate ( trouée de Belfort ). The main part of the area is occupied by a platform, which is an average 400 m. It is mostly covered with arable and meadow land, but also shows some of larger forest areas. With 418 m is reached on a hill southeast of the village is the highest elevation of Lepuix -Neuf. In hollows and valleys there are numerous ponds that were created for fish farming. The area is drained by the village stream north to Suarcine. In the east the municipality area extends into the valley of the upper Suarcine, which simultaneously forms the boundary to the eastern Upper Forest. Also in the south and west, the boundary runs in Banbois and the Grand Bois along large areas of forest.
Neighboring communities of Lepuix -Neuf are Suarce and Hindlingen in the north, friezes and Ueberstrass in the east, the south and Réchésy Courtelevant in the southwest.
History
Was first documented Lepuix -Neuf in 1189 under the name Albapoys. In the first half of the 14th century the village came under the suzerainty of the Habsburg dynasty. It was part of the reign Florimont. Together with the Sundgau Lepuix came 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.
Through a railway line that ran from Belfort to Réchésy, the village was in 1913 connected to the French railroad network. The operation, however, was reinstated in 1948. In November 1944, fierce fighting between the Allies and the German forces were fought in the area of Lepuix - Neuf, Réchésy and Suarce in which the church and many houses were destroyed. To avoid confusion with the homonymous municipality Lepuix at Giromagny Lepuix 1961 was officially renamed Lepuix -Neuf.
Attractions
The village of Saint-Nicolas Church was rebuilt after the Second World War. In the center there is a Calvary of limestone, which represents the Virgin Mary in a grotto.
Population
With 285 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Lepuix -Neuf 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 (1891 350 people were still counted ), a population growth was recorded since the early 1970s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Lepuix -Neuf was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and the fish embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has been transformed 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 located off the major road links on a secondary road that leads from Suarce after Réchésy. Further road links exist with Courtelevant and friezes.