Roppe
Roppe ( formerly German Rotbach and Roppach ) is a town in the French department of Territoire de Belfort in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Roppe is at 356 m above the sea, about six kilometers northeast of the town of Belfort ( a straight line ). The village is located in the northern part of the Burgundian Gate, on the plateau south of the Forêt de Roppe below the Fort de Roppe in the foothills of the Vosges, on both sides of Autruche.
The area of 7.43 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the landscape in the northern part of the Burgundian Gate ( trouée de Belfort ). The southern part of the area occupied by the wide area at the foot of the Forêt de Roppe. This is drained by the Autruche south across the Bourbeuse to Allaine. The plateau is on average 360 m and is mostly covered with arable and meadow land. To the north, the municipality's area extends in the hilly area of the Forêt de Roppe. It is wooded nearly continuous and extends on both sides of the dam from the Autruche. The entire area is designated as a shooting range. Here are two military fortifications, including Fort de Roppe, whose height with 511 meters the highest point reached by Roppe.
Neighboring communities of Roppe are Anjoutey in the north, Eguenigue in the east, and Phaffans Denney in the south and Vétrigne and Éloie in the West.
History
Is first mentioned in the year 792 Roppe First, standing in the sphere of influence of the Lords of Montbéliard, the village mid-14th century came under the suzerainty of the Habsburg dynasty.
Roppe was the seat of a dominion belonged to the various villages of the area. Together with the Sundgau Roppe 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. From 1874 to 1887 the Fort de Roppe was built, which formed part of the fastening ring to Belfort. In the first half of the 20th century Roppe was served by a railway line, which ran from Belfort to Rougemont- le -Château, on the French railway network. Since 1976 Roppe part of the agglomeration Belfort (now Association of Municipalities Agglomà Belfortaine ). Ecclesiastically, the village has always belonged to Phaffans.
Attractions
In the center several houses in the style of Sundgauvian from the 18th and 19th centuries as well as beautiful village wells are obtained.
Population
With 862 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Roppe is one of the small communities of the department of Territoire de Belfort. After the population had been in the first half of the 20th century, mostly in the range 330-390 people, a significant population growth was recorded 1968-1982.
Economy and infrastructure
Roppe was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. In addition, there are now several companies of small and medium industries, including in the fields of metal processing and the transport industry. Meanwhile, the village has been transformed into a residential community. Many workers are also commuters who do their work in the agglomeration Belfort.
The village has good transport links. It lies on the main road N83, which runs from Belfort to Mulhouse. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about three kilometers. Further road links exist with Offemont, Phaffans and Eguenigue. With the city of Belfort Roppe is connected by a bus.