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Country
  
France

Department
  
Bas-Rhin

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
2.71 km²

Population
  
215 (1999)

Region
  
Grand Est

Canton
  
Saverne

INSEE/Postal code
  
67006 / 67490

Local time
  
Monday 6:28 AM

Arrondissement
  
Saverne

Altenheim

Weather
  
6°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 68% Humidity

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Altenheim is a French commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.

Contents

Map of 67490 Altenheim, France

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Altenheimois or Altenheimoises

Geography

Altenheim is located some 10 km east by south-east of Saverne and 30 km north-west of Strasbourg. It can be accessed from five directions: from Furchhausen in the west by road D230, from Dettwiller in the north by road D112, from Littenheim in the east by road D151, from Saessolsheim in the south-east by road D230, and from Wolschheim in the south by road D112. All these roads intersect in the village. The commune consists entirely of farmland other than the village. The only waterway in the commune is the Drusenbach crossing the south-western corner and two small tributaries of this stream in the north of the commune.

History

On 21 January 1945, an American B-17 bomber,the "Princess Pat" was hit by flak returning from a mission to Heilbronn and landed on its belly near the D230 road between Altenheim and Furchhausen.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Altenheim

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009, the commune had 226 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.

Population Change (See database)

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Civil heritage

The commune has a large number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A House (4) (1837)
  • A House (5)
  • A House (7) (1825)
  • A House (8)
  • A House (11) (1716)
  • A House (24) (1716)
  • A House (33) (1732)
  • A House (43) (1716)
  • A Napoleanic Banc-Reposoir (1854)
  • The Village (Prehistory to 8th century)
  • Houses (18th-19th century)

    • Religious heritage

    The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Wayside Cross at R.D. 112 (1698)
  • A Wayside Cross at R.D. 112 / R.D. 151 (1824)
  • A Wayside Cross at R.D. 112 (north) (19th century)
  • A Wayside Cross at R.D. 112 (south) (1870)
  • A Wayside Cross at R.D. 230 (1692)
  • A Wayside Cross at R.D. 230 (1742)
  • A Wayside Cross at R.D. 230 (1698)
  • The Chapel of la-Fête-Dieu (19th century)
  • The Church of Saint Lambert (18th century). The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Funeral Monument of Marie-rose Schmitt and family (1829)
  • A Funeral Monument of Maria Diss and Jean-Michel Klein (1824)
  • A Funeral Monument of Marie-Odile Debs (1837)
  • A Funeral Monument (19th century)
  • A Chalice with Paten (19th century)
  • A Statue: Saint Lambert (18th century)
  • A Neo-Gothic Chalice (19th century)
  • A Cross: Christ on the Cross
  • 2 Confessionals (18th century)
  • A Baptismal font (1690)
  • A Tabernacle (18th century)
  • A Monumental Cross (1861)
  • A Cemetery Cross (1882)

    • References

    Altenheim Wikipedia
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