Bellefosse (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France,INSEE commune file historically and culturally part of Alsace.
Geography The village is located on a mountain terrace on the west slope of the Champ du Feu in the . 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."
Population
See also Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
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