Ferrette

Ferrette
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Coat of arms of Ferrette Coat of arms
Ferrette
Location within Alsace region Ferrette
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Altkirch
Canton	Ferrette
Intercommunality	Jura alsacien
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	François Cohendet
Area1	1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,084
• Density	560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	68090 / 68480
Elevation	429–640 m (1,407–2,100 ft) (avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ferrette (German: ) 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

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. Upon Leopold's death in 1411, his brother, Frederick occupied Ferrette. Austria ceded it to France in the Peace of Westphalia of 1648.

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin département

External links

• INSEE