Vellescot
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| Coordinates: 47°34′22″N 7°00′54″E / 47.5728°N 7.015°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Territoire de Belfort |
| Arrondissement | Belfort |
| Canton | Grandvillars |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Bey[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 244 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 90101 /90100 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vellescot (French pronunciation: [vɛlɛsko]) is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France.
Geography
The village is located on the secondary road départementale D13 which connects Belfort to Suarce, 16 km (9.9 mi) from Belfort. Primarily agricultural, it is surrounded by forests and ponds whose formation is supported by the impermeable clay soil.
History
In the
count of Ferrette. In the Austrian period, which lasted from the middle of the fourteenth to the middle of the sixteenth century, the name of the village was Germanized
to Hanendorf.
Before the railroad
of local interest ran between Belfort and Réchésy, which crossed Grosne, Vellescot and Suarce.
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vellescot.
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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