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Asswiller

Coordinates:48°52′55″N7°13′15″E/ 48.8819°N 7.2208°E/48.8819; 7.2208
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Asswiller
Commune
An old house in Asswiller
An old house in Asswiller
Coat of arms of Asswiller
Coat of arms
Location of Asswiller
Map
Asswiller is located in France
Asswiller
Asswiller
Asswiller is located in Grand Est
Asswiller
Asswiller
Coordinates:48°52′55″N7°13′15″E/ 48.8819°N 7.2208°E/48.8819; 7.2208
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSaverne
CantonIngwiller
IntercommunalityCC Alsace Bossue
Government
• Mayor(2020–2026)Norbert Stammler[1]
Area
1
6.02 km2(2.32 sq mi)
Population
(2021)[2]
271
• Density45/km2(120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+02:00(CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67013/67320
Elevation256–337 m (840–1,106 ft)
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Asswiller(French pronunciation:[asvilɛʁ]ⓘ;German:Aßweiler) is acommunein theBas-Rhindepartmentin theGrand Estregion of north-easternFrance.

The commune has been awardedone flowerby theNational Council of Towns and Villages in Bloomin theCompetition of cities and villages in Bloom.[3]

Geography

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Asswiller is in theNorthern Vosges Regional Natural Parksome 27 km south-east ofSarralbeand 38 km south-west ofBitche.Access to the commune is by the D9 road fromDurstelin the north-west passing through the heart of the commune and the village and continuing south-east toPetersbach.The D309 road goes south-west from the village toDrulingen.There is a large forest in the west with strips of forest along the borders with the remainder of the commune farmland.[4]

TheIsch[fr]forms the south-western boundary of the commune as it flows west to eventually join theSarrewest ofWolfskirchen.The Ottwillergraben forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Eichel atTieffenbach.

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Toponymy

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  • 718:Asco vilare
  • 1793:Asveiller
  • 1801:Asswiler

In German the commune name isAßweiler.

History

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Asswiller was a small lordship dependent on the Counts ofLa Petite-Pierre.When thecount palatineof Bavaria,Georg Johann I of Bavaria,took possession of the county, he granted Asswiller as a hereditary fief to the Dalheim family (1588), who were soon succeeded by the Steinkallenfels family: senior officials of the palatine counts. TheseProtestantlords introduced theReformationand remained in Asswiller from the 16th century to 1819.[5]In 1789 Asswiller belonged to the Lord of Carbiston who had acquired it in 1771 by marriage with the heiress of the Steincallenfels family.

After theFrench RevolutionAsswiller was attached to France in 1793 by decree of theNational Conventionwhich overrode the rights of princes holding possessions.

Heraldry

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Arms of Asswiller
Arms of Asswiller
 Blazon:

Party per fesse, first of Vert a lion passant guardant of Argent, second of Or.



Administration

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The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[6]

From To Name Party Position
2001 2008 Jean Mathia UMP General Councillor
2008 2026 Norbert Stammler

Demography

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The inhabitants of the commune are known asAsswilleroisorAsswilleroisesin French.[7]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793326—
1800286−1.85%
1806323+2.05%
1821411+1.62%
1831442+0.73%
1836411−1.44%
1841403−0.39%
1846402−0.05%
1851393−0.45%
1856353−2.12%
1861360+0.39%
1866345−0.85%
1871351+0.35%
1875344−0.50%
1880322−1.31%
1885316−0.38%
1890309−0.45%
1895319+0.64%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1900335+0.98%
1905344+0.53%
1910352+0.46%
1921294−1.62%
1926276−1.26%
1931281+0.36%
1936260−1.54%
1946251−0.35%
1954225−1.36%
1962223−0.11%
1968238+1.09%
1975225−0.80%
1982218−0.45%
1990215−0.17%
1999230+0.75%
2007269+1.98%
2012292+1.65%
2017276−1.12%
Source: EHESS[8]and INSEE[9]
Asswiller War Memorial

Culture and heritage

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The entry to Asswiller

Civil heritage

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Many buildings and structures in Asswiller are registered as historical monuments:

  • AFarmhouseat 2 Rue du Cimetière (1775)[10]
  • AChateauat 6 Rue de Drulingen (13th century)[11]
  • TheTown Hall/Schoolat 10 Rue de Durstel (19th century)[12]
  • AFarmhouseat 18 Rue de Durstel (20th century)[13]
  • ACourthouseat 2 Rue de Durstel (1733)[14]
  • AFarmhouseat 26 Rue de Durstel (1861)[15]
  • AFarmhouseat 5 Rue de Durstel (19th century)[16]
  • AFarmhouseat 5 Bis Rue de Durstel (1761)[17]
  • AFarmhouseat 14 Rue de Petersbach (1803)[18]
  • AFarmhouseat 8 Rue de Petersbach (18th century)[19]
  • AMill calledJaegermuhle(1833)[20]

Religious heritage

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Several religious buildings and structures are registered as historical monuments:

TheCemeterycontains two items that are registered as historical objects:

  • The Rauscher family tomb (1924)[25]
  • 3 Sculptures[26]

TheLutheran Churchcontains two items that are registered as historical objects:

  • The Furniture in the church[27]
  • The Organ (1864)[28]
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  • The Farmhouse at 18 Rue de Durstel
    The Farmhouse at 18 Rue de Durstel
  • The old Courthouse at 2 Rue de Durstel
    The old Courthouse at 2 Rue de Durstel
  • An old house in Asswiller
    An old house in Asswiller
  • Asswiller Cemetery
    Asswiller Cemetery
  • The Rauscher Family Tomb
    The Rauscher Family Tomb
  • The Protestant Church
    The Protestant Church

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
  3. ^Asswiller in the Competition for Towns and Villages in BloomArchivedJune 26, 2015, at theWayback Machine(in French)
  4. ^Google Maps
  5. ^Protestants,Durstel, Lutheran parish
  6. ^List of Mayors of France(in French)
  7. ^Le nom des habitants du 67 - Bas-Rhin,habitants.fr
  8. ^Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui:Commune data sheet Asswiller,EHESS(in French).
  9. ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
  10. ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005492 Farmhouse(in French)
  11. ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005490 Chateau(in French)
  12. ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005488 Town Hall/School(in French)
  13. ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005500 Farmhouse(in French)
  14. ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005489 Courthouse(in French)
  15. ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005495 Farmhouse(in French)
  16. ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005493 Farmhouse(in French)
  17. ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005494 Farmhouse(in French)
  18. ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005497 Farmhouse(in French)
  19. ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005496 Farmhouse(in French)
  20. ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005499 Mill called Jaegermuhle(in French)
  21. ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005498 Cemetery(in French)
  22. ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005487 Protestant Church(in French)
  23. ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005491 Protestant Presbytery(in French)
  24. ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA67005486 Lutheran Church(in French)
  25. ^Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM67009318 Rauscher family tomb(in French)
  26. ^Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM67009317 3 Sculptures in the Cemetery(in French)
  27. ^Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM67009316 Furniture in the Lutheran Church(in French)
  28. ^Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM67009315 Organ in the Lutheran Church(in French)
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