Auenheim

Auenheim
Part ofRountzenheim-Auenheim
Blockhouse 1 in Auenheim
Coat of arms
Location of Auenheim
Auenheim Auenheim
Coordinates:48°48′44″N8°00′38″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Bischwiller
Commune	Rountzenheim-Auenheim
Area 1	4.24 km2(1.64 sq mi)
Population (2019)	887
• Density	210/km2(540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00(CEST)
Postal code	67480
Elevation	116–121 m (381–397 ft)
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Auenheim(French pronunciation:[auənaim];Alsatian:Auenem) is a formercommunein theBas-Rhindepartmentin theGrand Estregion of north-easternFrance.On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new communeRountzenheim-Auenheim.

Geography

Auenheim is located some 15 km east ofHaguenauand 13 km north-east ofBischwiller.Access to the commune is by the road D468 fromRœschwoogin the north-east which passes through the north of the commune and the village before continuing toStattmattenin the south. The D463 branches off the D468 in the north of the commune and goes west toRountzenheim.TheTERStrasbourg-Lauterbourgrailway passes through the village and there is a station in the commune which, however, appears to be disused. There is a belt of forest through the centre of the commune (the Biergrund) and a large forest in the south-east of the commune (the Unterwald) with substantial urbanisation in the north-west of the commune with the rest farmland.

TheModerriver comes from the south and passes through the south-west then the centre of the commune before forming half of the eastern border and continuing east to join theRhineatNeuhaeusel.There is also a large reservoir in the north of the commune.

Toponymy

According to theCassini Map of 1750Auen-was speltAugenheimwhich in modern German would mean "of the eye" +-heimmeaning "hamlet or village".

The suffix-heimindicates aFrankishorigin since before the first creation of villages by theAlemanni.-heimsignified a "hamlet" or a group of houses in French from which came the Alemannichüsfrom which comeshaus which is "house" in German.

In 1359 the village was calledOweheimand in 1596 it wasAwenheim.

Heraldry

Arms of Auenheim

Blazon: Argent, a Roman letter M surmounted by a crossette paty and between three crossettes at dexter, sinister and base all in Sable.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2019	Joseph Ludwig

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known asAuenheimoisorAuenheimoisesin French.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 337 — 1800 251 −4.12% 1806 355 +5.95% 1821 549 +2.95% 1831 535 −0.26% 1836 506 −1.11% 1841 474 −1.30% 1846 531 +2.30% 1851 539 +0.30% 1856 459 −3.16% 1861 443 −0.71% 1866 447 +0.18% 1871 437 −0.45% 1875 440 +0.17% 1880 478 +1.67% 1885 474 −0.17% 1890 448 −1.12% 1895 464 +0.70%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1900 451 −0.57% 1905 432 −0.86% 1910 453 +0.95% 1921 440 −0.26% 1926 433 −0.32% 1931 455 +1.00% 1936 500 +1.90% 1946 496 −0.08% 1954 467 −0.75% 1962 543 +1.90% 1968 566 +0.69% 1975 602 +0.88% 1982 598 −0.10% 1990 616 +0.37% 1999 731 +1.92% 2007 835 +1.68% 2012 898 +1.47%
Source: EHESSand INSEE

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

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

• AHouseat 1 Rue de l'Eglise (17th century)
• AFarmhouseat 2 Rue des Oies (1930)
• TheTown Hall and Schoolat Rue principale (1850)
• AFarmhouseat 23 Rue principale (1822)
• AFarmhouseat 24 Rue principale (18th century)
• AHouseat 45 Rue principale (18th century)
• AFarmhouseat 47 Rue principale (18th century)
• Houses and Farms

One structure is registered as an historical object:

• The War Memorial (20th century)

TheMaginot Line

Blockhouse 2

Auenheim Blockhouse North

Auenheim Blockhouse South

AuenheimBlockhousenorth

An isolated infantry Blockhouse, simple flank built in 1932. It housed an officer, a non-commissioned officer and 20 enlisted men.

• Floor dimensions: 25x15 metres;
• Height: 7.50 metres;
• Thickness of structural work: 2 metres;
• Exposed concrete slab: 2.25 m thick walls;
• Rear walls: 1 m thick.
• Armament: one 37 mmcannon,3Reibel machine guns,5 FM, 2 50 mm mortars, grenade launcher chutes.
• History: From 1939 to 1940 the blockhouse was held by a detachment of the 68th Fortress Infantry Regiment who resisted German pressure until 1 July 1940, 6 days after theArmisticecame into effect (25 June 1940).

Auenheim Blockhouse south

An isolated infantry Blockhouse, simple flank built in 1932. It housed an officer, a non-commissioned officer and 20 enlisted men.

• Floor dimensions: 25x15 metres;
• Height: 7.50 metres;
• Thickness of structural work: 2 metres;
• Exposed concrete slab: 2.25 m thick walls;
• Rear walls: 1 m thick.
• Armament: one 37 mmCannon,3Reibel machine guns,5 FM, 2 50 mm mortars, grenade launcher chutes.
• History: From 1939 to 1940 the blockhouse was held by a detachment of the 68th Fortress Infantry Regiment who resisted German pressure until 1 July 1940, 6 days after theArmisticecame into effect (25 June 1940).

Blockhouse 1

• 1 25 mm antitank gun, 1Hotchkiss machine gun

Blockhouse 2

• 1 25 mm antitank gun.

Blockhouse 3

• 1 25 mm antitank gun.

Religious heritage

The commune has one religious site that is registered as a historical monument:

• ACemetery(19th century)The Cemetery contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
  • The Movable Objects in the Cemetery
  • The Tomb of Hélène Kuhry (1918)

Notable people linked to the commune

• Henri Loux,born at Auenheim in 1873 and died at Strasbourg in 1907. An illustrator of the countryside and village scenes on a range of tableware called "Obernai".

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

External links

• Auenheim Commune website(in French)
• Auenheimon the 1750 Cassini Map