Commune in Grand Est, France
Altwiller (French pronunciation: [altvilɛʁ] ⓘ German :Altweiler ) is acommune in theBas-Rhin department in theGrand Est region of northeasternFrance .
Altwiller is located some 20 km south ofSarreguemines on the German border and some 50 km north-east ofNancy . The commune is accessed by the D23 road running east fromVibersviller to the village then continuing east toHarskirchen . The D153 road also runs through the southern portion of the commune as it runs from the D39 road in the south-west north-east to Harskirchen. The western and northern borders of the commune are also the borders between theBas-Rhin andMoselle departments. As well as Altwiller village there is also the hamlet of Chateau Bonnefontaine in the south of the commune.[ 3]
TheCanal des Houllietes de la Satre passes along the southern border of the commune. TheRose stream passes near the village flowing west from Moselle to theAlbe river partly forming the northern border of the commune. The northern part of the commune is farmland while the southern part is mainly forested.[ 3]
Neighbouring communes and villages [ edit ]
Places adjacent to Altwiller
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Fragments of vases and otherGallo-Roman pieces have been found atBonnefontaine . The site is located on the salt route. In addition to the two annexes ofNeuweyershof and theBonnefontaine domain the village had in its vicinity a hamlet calledHonkesen-Huntzen which has now disappeared.
Altwiller was deserted in the 15th century and rebuilt a little later in 1559 mainly byHuguenots fromLorraine . It was partially destroyed again in 1635 by the Croatians then became the property ofSarrewerden then ofNassau-Saarbrücken with the capital of the Bailiwick ofHarskirchen . The village returned to France in 1793.
Arms of Altwiller Blazon: Azure, a lion party per fess Or and Argent. .[ 4]
List of Successive Mayors of Altwiller [ 5]
From To Name Party Position 1989 2001 Arthur Scwartz Brigadier-General, Legion of Honour, Commander of National Order of Merit 2001 2008 Gilbert Schmidt 2008 2014 Alain Lieb 2014 2026 Aimé Schreiner
The inhabitants of the commune are known asAltwillerois orAltwilleroises in French.[ 6]
Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 603 — 1800 698 +2.11% 1806 702 +0.10% 1821 777 +0.68% 1831 796 +0.24% 1836 821 +0.62% 1841 844 +0.55% 1846 795 −1.19% 1851 809 +0.35% 1856 752 −1.45% 1861 756 +0.11% 1866 773 +0.45% 1872 782 +0.19% 1875 775 −0.30% 1880 753 −0.57% 1885 728 −0.67% 1890 767 +1.05% 1895 751 −0.42%
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1900 712 −1.06% 1905 661 −1.48% 1910 657 −0.12% 1921 641 −0.22% 1926 549 −3.05% 1931 529 −0.74% 1936 509 −0.77% 1946 487 −0.44% 1954 505 +0.45% 1962 474 −0.79% 1968 456 −0.64% 1975 416 −1.30% 1982 414 −0.07% 1990 415 +0.03% 1999 399 −0.44% 2007 412 +0.40% 2012 418 +0.29% 2017 395 −1.13%
Source: EHESS[ 7] [ 8]
Culture and heritage [ edit ] The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
AHouse at Bonnefontaine (1908)[ 9] AFarmhouse at Bonnefontaine (18th century)[ 10] AFarmhouse at Neuweyerhof (1) (1761)[ 11] AFarmhouse at Neuweyerhof (2) (1761)[ 12] AFarmhouse at 63 Rue des Lilas (1850)[ 13] AFarmhouse at 103 Rue Principale (1900)[ 14] AFarmhouse at 107 Rue Principale (1776)[ 15] AFarmhouse at 112 Rue Principale (1848)[ 16] AFarmhouse at 113 Rue Principale (18th century)[ 17] AFarmhouse at 114 Rue Principale (1813)[ 18] AFarmhouse at 5 Rue Principale (1776)[ 19] AFlour Mill at 51 Rue Principale (1724).[ 20] AHouse and Shop at 88 Rue Principale (1934)[ 21] AFarmhouse at 89 Rue Principale (1838)[ 22] ASchool at 93 Rue Principale (1843)[ 23] AFarmhouse at 20 Rue de la Rose (1826)[ 24] AFarmhouse at 22 Rue de la Rose (18th century)[ 25] AFarmhouse at 26 Rue de la Rose (1862)[ 26] AFarmhouse at 31 Rue de la Rose (1898)[ 27] AFarmhouse at 36 Rue de la Rose (1875)[ 28] AFarmhouse at 41 Rue de la Rose (1909)[ 29] ACarpenter's House at 43 Rue de la Rose (1775)[ 30] TheDomain of Bonnefontaine at Bonnefontaine (19th century)[ 31] TheChateau of Bonnefontaine [ 32] mineral water spring discovered in 1603 was appetizing, diuretic and purgative. This gave the idea in 1816 to a banker fromBasel to build athermal spa with castle, park and dance hall. The castle was built between 1818 and 1822 but the operation ended in failure due to lack of customers. He sold the estate in 1836. The latest occupants of the castle are the Schlumberger family - owners since 1878. TheChateau of Bonnefontaine Park (1818)[ 33] TheCanal des Houillères Lock 16 (19th century)[ 34] ASchool at Neuweyerhof (19th century)[ 35] Houses and Farms [ 36] The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
TheProtestant Church (1723).[ 37] TheProtestant Presbytery (1730)[ 42] TheLutheran Presbytery (16th century)[ 43] TheCemetery at RD 23. (19th century)[ 44] [ 45] ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" .data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.^a b c Google Maps ^ Blazons of the communes of Bas-Rhin , Jean-Paul de Gassowski, consulted on 24 May 2009(in French) ^ List of Mayors of France (in French) ^ Le nom des habitants du 67 - Bas-Rhin , habitants.fr^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui :Commune data sheet Altwiller ,EHESS (in French) .^ Population en historique depuis 1968 , INSEE^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005727 House at Bonnefontaine (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005728 Farmhouse at Bonnefontaine (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005725 Farmhouse at Neuweyerhof (1) (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005726 Farmhouse at Neuweyerhof (2) (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005722 Farmhouse at 63 Rue des Lilas (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005709 Farmhouse at 103 Rue Principale (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005713 Farmhouse at 107 Rue Principale (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005712 Farmhouse at 112 Rue Principale (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005711 Farmhouse at 113 Rue Principale (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005714 Farmhouse at 114 Rue Principale (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005708 Farmhouse at 5 Rue Principale (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005723 Flour Mill at 51 Rue Principale (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005707 House and Shop at 88 Rue Principale (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005710 Farmhouse at 89 Rue Principale (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005706 School at 93 Rue Principale (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005716 Farmhouse at 20 Rue de la Rose (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005717 Farmhouse at 22 Rue de la Rose (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005718 Farmhouse at 26 Rue de la Rose (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005719 Farmhouse at 31 Rue de la Rose (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005715 Farmhouse at 36 Rue de la Rose (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005720 Farmhouse at 41 Rue de la Rose (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005721 Carpenter's House at 43 Rue de la Rose (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméePA00085292 Domain of Bonnefontaine (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005729 Chateau of Bonnefontaine (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67011023 Chateau of Bonnefontaine Park (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005730 Canal des Houillères Lock 16 (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005724 School at Neuweyerhof (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005702 Houses and Farms (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005703 Protestant Church (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM67009064 Organ (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM67009063 Furniture in the Church (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM67009062 Communion Ewer (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM67009061 Baptismal Ewer (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005705 Protestant Presbytery (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005704 Lutheran Presbytery (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005731 Cemetery at RD 23 (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM67009060 Movable Items in the Cemetery (in French) Wikimedia Commons has media related to
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are registered as historical objects.[45]
