Ferrette

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Ferrette

|commune status = Commune

|image = Ferrette Chateau 2008.jpg

|image flag = Flag of Ferrette.gif

|caption = A general view of Ferrette

|image coat of arms = Blason Ferrette.svg

|arrondissement = Altkirch

|canton = Altkirch

|INSEE = 68090

|postal code = 68480

|mayor = François Cohendet{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=16 December 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2022–2026

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|coordinates = {{coord|47.50|7.32|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 550

|elevation min m = 429

|elevation max m = 640

|area km2 = 1.94

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

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Ferrette ({{IPA|fr|fɛʁɛt|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Mathieu Kappler-Ferrette.wav}}; {{langx|de|Pfirt}} {{IPA|de|pfɪʁt||Pfirt.ogg}}; {{langx|gsw-FR|Pfìrt}}) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

It is situated close to the Swiss border. Its main attraction is the Château de Ferrette.

County of Ferrette

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The County of Ferrette came into existence in the 11th century and consisted of a large part of southern Alsace. In 1324, the County was acquired by Austria through the marriage of Jeanne, Countess of Ferrette, with Albert II, Duke of Austria. The County was part of the dowry for Catherine of Burgundy upon her marriage to Duke Leopold IV.Richard Vaughan, Philip the Good: The Apogee of Burgundy, (The Boydell Press, 2002), 31. Upon Leopold's death in 1411, his brother, Frederick occupied Ferrette. Austria ceded it to France in the Peace of Westphalia of 1648.

Population

{{Historical populations|1968|798|1975|783|1982|727|1990|863|1999|1020|2006|1063|2009|873|2014|683|2020|820|source=INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-68090#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE|percentages=pagr|align=none}}

See also

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Category:Communes of Haut-Rhin

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