Mommenheim Mummle | |
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 The town hall in Mommenheim | |
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 Location of Mommenheim | |
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| Coordinates:48°45′30″N7°38′42″E / 48.7583°N 7.645°E /48.7583; 7.645 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
| Canton | Brumath |
| Intercommunality | CA Haguenau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Francis Wolf[1] |
Area 1 | 8.16 km2 (3.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,340 |
| • Density | 287/km2 (743/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67301 /67670 |
| Elevation | 146–192 m (479–630 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mommenheim (French pronunciation:[mɔmənaim];[3]Alsatian:Mummle) is acommune in theBas-Rhindepartment.[4] The department is in the historicAlsace region of France, and is itself within theGrand Est administrative region of north-easternFrance.
The first written mention of Mommenheim dates back to the mid 10th century, under the name of Mumlen. In 953, Emperor Otto I. gave his property to the Lorsch Abbey. Mommenheim was a village under the reign of the Holy Roman Empire.[5]
The town was spared the Swedish occupation during theThirty Years' War.[5]
In 1733, the village was largely destroyed by a large fire, fed among other things by multiple hay barns in the commune.[5]
In 1850, the station of Mommenheim is built, it is on the way of the line Strasbourg-Sarrebourg, inaugurated the following year.
The line linking Mommenheim and Sarreguemines was inaugurated in 1895.[6]
In 1898, the first fire brigade of the commune was created.[5]
In 1871, Mommenheim was attached to Germany at the same time as Alsace andMoselle.
During theFirst World War, 1917, village bells were used in the manufacture of ammunition.[5]
After theSecond World War, the number of inhabitants from the Jewish community, which accounted for up to a third of the village's population in 1898, declined sharply.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,410 | — |
| 1975 | 1,602 | +1.84% |
| 1982 | 1,621 | +0.17% |
| 1990 | 1,702 | +0.61% |
| 1999 | 1,751 | +0.32% |
| 2007 | 1,825 | +0.52% |
| 2012 | 1,765 | −0.67% |
| 2017 | 1,897 | +1.45% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
The nineteenth century synagogue survived the war and can be seen while crossing the Rue des Juifs.[8]
Mommenheim is twinned with:
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