- See Marmoutier Abbey (Tours) for the former abbey in Tours.
Marmoutier (French pronunciation: [maʁmutje] ; German: Maursmünster) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin département in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3] The origin of the place is the former Marmoutier Abbey, of which the abbey church still serves as the parish church.
Marmoutier
Màschmínschter | |
|---|---|
 Former abbey church of Marmoutier Abbey | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Marmoutier  | |
  Marmoutier  Marmoutier | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′N 7°23′E / 48.69°N 7.38°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Saverne |
| Canton | Saverne |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saverne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Weil[1] |
Area 1 | 14.07 km2 (5.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,706 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67283 /67440 |
| Elevation | 188–367 m (617–1,204 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editMarmoutier is in the northwest of Alsace, located between Saverne and Wasselonne and approximately 30 kilometers away from Strasbourg.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,789 | — |
| 1975 | 1,948 | +1.22% |
| 1982 | 2,024 | +0.55% |
| 1990 | 2,235 | +1.25% |
| 1999 | 2,436 | +0.96% |
| 2007 | 2,688 | +1.24% |
| 2012 | 2,737 | +0.36% |
| 2017 | 2,726 | −0.08% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
History
editIn 590 St. Leonhard, a disciple of Columbanus, founded a benedictine monastery which later was named after the abbot Maurus who modified it in the 12th century imitating the style of Hirsau. The church dates from this time. Above all the cloister flourished during the 14th century. In 1792 it disintegrated during the French Revolution.
Jacob Frey, a writer, lived in Marmoutier from 1545 as town chronicler and notary.
Sights
editThe church of Marmoutier Abbey from the 11th century holds a pipe organ by the organ builder Andreas Silbermann. Église Saint-Blaise de Sindelsberg was built in 1584 and underwent renovation work in 1872.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
