Réchésy

Réchésy ( formerly Röschlitz German ) is a town in the French department of Territoire de Belfort in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Réchésy is located on 436 m above sea level, eight kilometers east of Delle and about 24 kilometers southeast of the town of Belfort ( a straight line ). The village is located in the transition zone between the plains of the Burgundian gate and the northern foothills of the Jura, on the plateau north of Montreal and the Valley of the Vendline, near the border with Switzerland.

The area of ​​12.61 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the gently undulating countryside in the Burgundian Gate ( trouée de Belfort ). The southern part of the area is traversed in southeast-northwest direction from the up to 300 m wide Talniederung the Vendline, which provides for drainage to the west over the Coeuvatte to Allaine. The valley in the south is flanked by thickly forested mountain ridge of the Mont, with 552 m the highest elevation of Réchésy is achieved on the. In the southeast, east of Vendline Valley, is the forest height of the Côte (504 m ) to the Borne des Trois Puissances.

To the north, the municipality's area extends over the wide plateau of the Burgundian Gate, which is an average of 420 meters. It is mostly covered with arable and meadow land, but also shows some of larger forest areas. In hollows and valleys there are numerous ponds that were created for fish farming. In the north, the area extends into the Banbois and northeast to the headwaters of the Suarcine. The eastern boundary is formed by the Bois de Gersch Willer, who ( via the rivers Doubs and Rhône) and the North Sea also marks the watershed between the catchment areas of the Mediterranean ( via the rivers Ill and the Rhine ).

Neighboring communities of Réchésy are Courcelles and Courtelevant in the West, Lepuix -Neuf and Ueberstrass in the north, Seppois -le- Bas and Pfetterhouse the east, and the Swiss towns Beurnevésin and Damphreux in the south.

History

Is first mentioned Réchésy in 1291 under the name Raschesi. Subsequently, the names Röchelis (1302 ) and Röschelim ( 1440) have survived. 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 since the 14th century and formed its own parish.

Together with the Sundgau Réchésy 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. During 44 years Réchésy was the result directly on the border of France, the German Empire ( to which the Alsace belonged ) and Switzerland, of which the landmark Borne des Trois Puissances still shows. 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 ​​Réchésy, Suarce and Lepuix -Neuf.

Attractions

The village church of Saint -Jean -Baptiste was built in 1850. From the 17th century, the cemetery chapel has a Baroque altar dates. The old town is characterized by different Fackwerkhäuser Upper Alsace in the traditional style of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Population

With 814 inhabitants (1 January 2011 ) Réchésy 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 (1896 1004 people were still counted ), a population growth was recorded mainly from 1950 to 1970 again. Since 1975, the population remained at an almost constant level.

Economy and infrastructure

Réchésy was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ), fish farming and forestry embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises, including in the field of mechanical industry. 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 Courtelevant after Ferrette. Further road links exist with Lepuix - Neuf, Seppois -le- Bas, Courcelles and Beurnevésin.