Bellefosse

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Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bellefosse

(2020–2026) Alice Morel^[1]Area

7.34 km² (2.83 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

170 • Density23/km² (60/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

67026 /67130

Elevation529–1,091 m (1,736–3,579 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bellefosse (French pronunciation: [bɛlfos] ^ⓘ; German: Schöngrund) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France,^[3] historically and culturally part of Alsace.

Geography

The village is located on a mountain terrace on the west slope of the Champ du Feu [fr] in the Bruche Valley [fr]. It is dominated by the ruins of the Château de la Roche towering above it.

Toponymy

1434: Belfus
1534: Belfuss
1578: Belfos
1584: Belfuß
1782: Belfus
1793: Bellefosse
1915-1918: Schöngrund

Originating from the Celtic words bill (small) and fois (place).

History

Bellefosse is part of the old Ban de la Roche fief. The village's name was formalized as Belfus in 1434. It was composed of 25 houses in 1578, under the name of belfos then.

On 1 April 1974, it fused with Waldersbach and Belmont to form the commune of Ban-de-Roche, in reference to the historical fief, Fouday was added to the commune in 1975. On 1 January 1992, the commune of Bellefosse was reestablished.

Coat of arms

The heraldics of Bellefosse are blazoned: "Azure with one golden chevron followed by three silver cramps set in pale."^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	109	—
1975	92	−2.39%
1982	87	−0.80%
1990	95	+1.11%
1999	133	+3.81%
2009	132	−0.08%
2014	143	+1.61%
2020	170	+2.92%
Source: INSEE^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ "67 026 - BELLEFOSSE (Bas Rhin)". L'Armorial des villes et villages de France (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE