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Achenheim

Population:

1791: 633
1851: 884
1905: 921
1936: 975
1990: 2,072

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 100%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 7 rue des Tilleuls, 67204 Achenheim
Bibliography:
- Histoire de la paroisse d'Achenheim 1830-1980 (Achenheim, 1980)
- Achenheim, edited by Edmond Kientz (Strasbourg: Éditions Coprur, 1982)

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Adamswiller

German: Adamsweiler
Variant: Adams-Weiler

Population:

1792: 189
1851: 289
1905: 335
1936: 343
1990: 469

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic:
Lutheran: 100%
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 37 rue Principale, 67320 Adamswiller
Bibliography:
Web resources:
http://www.alsace-bossue.fr.st/viadam.htm

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Albé

German: Erlenbach
Variants: Albay, Albet

Lieux-dits, hameaux, écarts: Le Hohwald (until 1867)

Population:

1790: 940
1851: 973
1905: 740
1936: 541
1990: 439

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 100%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 45 rue d'Erlenbach, 67220 Albé
Bibliography:

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Algolsheim

Population:

1790: 233
1851: 420
1905: 339
1936: 300
1990: 671

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 29%
Lutheran: 70%
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 10 Grand'Rue, 68600 Algolsheim
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- Algolsheim information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/colmar/neuf_brisach/algolsheim/page1/index.fr.vhtml
- Alsace, with over 1350 organs, has been characterized as the world capital of the organ. A site devoted to this topic, A la découverte de l'orgue - orgues d'Alsace, includes a description of the organ in Algolsheim.

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Allenwiller

German: Allenweiler
Variant: Alenweiller

Population:

1792: 238
1851: 467
1905: 415
1936: 365
1990: 418

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 44%
Lutheran: 47%
Calvinist: 8%
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 32 rue Principale, 67310 Allenwiller
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- Jean-Paul Kaminske has abstracted the church marriage records for this community and is willing to provide photocopies. For more information visit his site: http://mapage.noos.fr/jpkam
- Alsace, with over 1350 organs, has been characterized as the world capital of the organ. A site devoted to this topic, A la découverte de l'orgue - orgues d'Alsace, includes a description of two organs in Allenwiller: one at the church of Saint-Michel and the other in the Protestant church

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Alteckendorf

Formed by the merger in the 18th century of the communities of Altorf (Altorff, or Oberaltorf) and Eckendorf.

Population:

1792: 529
1851 758
1905: 776
1936: 653
1990: 705

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic:
Lutheran: 100%
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 86 rue Principale, 67270 Alteckendorf
Bibliography:
Alteckendorf: deux clochers, un village (Strasbourg: Editions Coprur, 1991), ISBN 2903297452
Web resources:
Jean-Paul Kaminske has abstracted the church marriage records for this community and is willing to provide photocopies. For more information visit his site: http://mapage.noos.fr/jpkam

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Altenach

Population:

1790: 247
1851: 384
1905: 351
1936: 288
1990: 360

Religious composition in 1851:

Catholic: 97%
Lutheran: <1%
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish: 1%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 8 rue du 24 Novembre, 68210 Altenach
Bibliography:
La paroisse d'Altenach, by André Ganter (Mulhouse: Cercle Généalogique d'Alsace, Section de Mulhouse, 1989), cahier 5 in the series Alexsys [Alsace extraction systématique]; includes abstracts of baptism, confirmation, marriage and burial records spanning the period 1663-1793
Web resources:
- Altenach information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/altkirch/dannemarie/altenach/page1/index.fr.vhtml
- Alsace, with over 1350 organs, has been characterized as the world capital of the organ. A site devoted to this topic, A la découverte de l'orgue - orgues d'Alsace, includes a description of the organ in Altenach.

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Altenheim

Variants: Alenheim, Altheim-zur-Tauben

Population:

1792: 234
1851: 346
1905: 324
1936: 293
1990: 210

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 100%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 17 rue Principale, 67490 Altenheim
Bibliography:
Web resources:
Romain Bornert has abstracted the Altenheim marriage records through 1789. Results are available on his site:
http://perso.club-internet.fr/rbornert/villages.html

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Altkirch

Population:

1789: 1,134
1851: 3,611
1905: 3,392
1936: 3,525
1990: 5,090

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 94%
Lutheran:
Calvinist: 2%
Anabaptist: <1%
Jewish: 2%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 5 place de la République, BP 1011, 68130 Altkirch
Bibliography:
- Altkirch au cours des siècles: notices historiques avec guide d'Altkirch et des environs, by Maurice Higelin, translated by Albert Turpin (Paris: Livre d'Histoire, 1997), ISBN 2841781348, in the series Monographies des villes et villages de France; this French translation was originally published in 1919; the original text was published in German in 1907 as Altkirch im Laufe der Jahrhunderte: Historische Notizen mit Führer
- brief abstracts of a variety of Altkirch notarial records for the period 1631-1735 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 37 (juillet 1987), p. 693-698, 39 (janvier 1988), p. 733-739, 42 (octobre 1988), p. 788-794, 43 (janvier 1989), p. 810-812, 45 (juillet 1989), p. 860-861, 50 (1990), p. 963-966
- Inventaire de sous-série 2 G, officialité d'Altkirch, an inventory of this subseries pertaining to Altkirch at the Archives départementales in Colmar (available on FHL microfilm no. 0787842)
- Le prieuré, l'hôpital et le cimetière de Saint-Morand d'Altkirch, by Gabrielle Claerr-Stamm ([Riedisheim?]: Société d'histoire du Sundgau, [1995]), ISBN 2908498049
Web resources:
- Altkirch information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/altkirch/altkirch/altkirch/page1/index.fr.vhtml
- Alsace, with over 1350 organs, has been characterized as the world capital of the organ. A site devoted to this topic, A la découverte de l'orgue - orgues d'Alsace, includes a description of the organ in Altkirch.

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Altorf

German: Altdorf
Variant: Altdorff

Population:

1791: 648
1851: 976
1905: 765
1936: 824
1990: 941

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 100%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 12 rue Principale, 67120 Altorf
Bibliography:
Altdorf, Geschichte von Abtei und Dorf, by A. Sieffert (Koenigshofen: Saint Fidèle, 1950)
Web resources:
Alsace, with over 1350 organs, has been characterized as the world capital of the organ. A site devoted to this topic, A la découverte de l'orgue - orgues d'Alsace, includes a description of the organ in Altorf.

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Altwiller

German: Altweiler
Variant: Altweyler

Lieux-dits, hameaux, écarts: Bonne-Fontaine (Gutenbrunnen), Neuweirhof

Population:

1794: 603
1851: 809
1905: 661
1936: 509
1990: 415

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 2%
Lutheran: 43%
Calvinist: 54%
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 34 rue de l'Église, 67260 Altwiller
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- http://www.alsace-bossue.fr.st/vialtw.htm
- Jean-Paul Kaminske has abstracted the church marriage records for this community and is willing to provide photocopies. For more information visit his site: http://mapage.noos.fr/jpkam

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Ammerschwihr

German: Ammerschweier
Medieval Latin: Amalrici Villare
Variant: Ammersweyer

Les Trois-Épis (German: Drei Ähren) is part of Ammerschwihr.

Population:

1790: 1,810
1851: 2,205
1905: 1,584
1936: 1,507
1990: 1,869

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 100%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, Place du Général de Gaulle, 68770 Ammerschwihr
Bibliography:
- Inventaire-sommaire des archives municipales de la ville d'Ammerschwihr, by the Archives départementales du Haut-Rhin (Colmar: Imprimerie Alsatia, 1954)
- The Sociétés d'Histoire de la Vallée de la Weiss Ammerschwihr-Kaysersberg-Kientzheim-Sigolsheim publish a journal with articles on the history of this area. For information write to:
  Hôtel de Ville, 68240 Kaysersberg
Web resources (Ammerschwihr):
- Ammerschwihr information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/ribeauville/kaysersberg/ammerschwihr/page1/index.fr.vhtml
- Alsace, with over 1350 organs, has been characterized as the world capital of the organ. A site devoted to this topic, A la découverte de l'orgue - orgues d'Alsace, includes a description of the organ in Ammerschwihr.

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Ammertzwiller

German: Ammerzweiler
Variants: Amertzwiller, Ammertzweiller, Ammerzwiller

Population:

1790: 212
1851: 265
1905: 233
1936: 191
1990: 278

Religious composition in 1851:

Catholic: 100%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, rue de Mulhouse, 68210 Ammertzwiller
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- Ammertzwiller information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/altkirch/dannemarie/ammertzwiller/page1/index.fr.vhtml
- Alsace, with over 1350 organs, has been characterized as the world capital of the organ. A site devoted to this topic, A la découverte de l'orgue - orgues d'Alsace, includes a description of the organ in Ammertzwiller.

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Andelnans

Variant: Andelvan

Département: Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement: Belfort
Canton: Danjoutin

Population:

1790: 249
1851: 326
1906: 326
1936: 303
1990: 1,324

Religious composition in 1804:

Catholic: 100%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 5 rue Maurice Ehlinger, 90400 Andelnans
Bibliography:
- Information on Belfort généalogie, the quarterly publication of the Cercle Généalogique de la Région de Belfort, is available by writing to:
  4 Avenue Général de Gaulle
  90300 Valdoie
- The Bulletin of the Société Belfortaine d'Émulation publishes articles on the history of the Territoire de Belfort. Information on this journal can be obtained by writing to:
  BP 773
  90020 Belfort Cedex

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Andlau

Variant: Andlau-au-Val

Lieux-dits, hameaux, écarts: Le Hohwald (until 1867)

Population:

1792: 2,007
1851: 2,110
1905: 1,735
1936: 1,493
1990: 1,632

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 99%
Lutheran: <1%
Calvinist:
Anabaptist: <1%
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 place de la Mairie, 67140 Andlau
Bibliography:
- Le portail de l'église abbatiale d'Andlau: un monde de symboles, by M.V. Ficav (Strasbourg: Découvertes ficus nénuphar, 1997), ISBN 291095904X
- Canton de Barr, by Brigitte Parent (Le Verger, 1991), ISBN 2908367261
Web resources:

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Andolsheim

Population:

1790: 683
1851: 1,126
1905: 734
1936: 717
1990: 1,565

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 10%
Lutheran: 89%
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 2 Grand'Rue, 68280 Andolsheim
Bibliography:
Le canton d'Andolsheim, by Claude Kauffmann (Joué-lès-Tours: A. Sutton, 1999), ISBN 2842534085, in the series Mémoire en images
Web resources:
Andolsheim information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/colmar/andolsheim/andolsheim/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Angeot

German: Ingelsod
Variant: Anjot

Département: Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement: Belfort
Canton: Fontaine

Population:

1790: 366
1851: 415
1906: 265
1936: 197
1990: 243

Religious composition in 1804:

Catholic: 100%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 2 rue de l'École, 90150 Angeot
Bibliography:
The Bulletin of the Société Belfortaine d'Émulation publishes articles on the history of the Territoire de Belfort. Information on this journal can be obtained by writing to:
BP 773, 90020 Belfort Cedex
Web resources:
The parish records of Angeot have been abstracted and made available on the internet by a group of amateur researchers who formed the Plateforme pour la lecture et l'informatisation des sources archivistiques:
http://lisa90.org/commun/ANG_hist.htm

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Anjoutey

German: Anschattingen
Variants: Anjouté, Anjuttey, Anjustey

Département: Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement: Belfort
Canton: Rougemont-le-Château

Population:

1806: 558
1851: 584
1906: 641
1936: 361
1990: 544

Religious composition in 1804:

Catholic: 100%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, rue Frairie, 90170 Anjoutey
Bibliography:
The Bulletin of the Société Belfortaine d'Émulation publishes articles on the history of the Territoire de Belfort. Information on this journal can be obtained by writing to:
BP 773, 90020 Belfort Cedex

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Appenwihr

German: Appenweier
Variant: Appenwyhr

Population:

1790: 203
1851: 289
1905: 221
1936: 207
1990: 417

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 48%
Lutheran: 50%
Calvinist: 1%
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 6 rue Principale, 68280 Appenwihr
Bibliography:
Web resources:
Appenwihr information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/colmar/neuf_brisach/appenwihr/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Argiésans

Variants: Argisan, Argésans

Département: Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement: Belfort
Canton: Châtenois-les-Forges

Population:

1790: 134
1851: 204
1906: 147
1936: 112
1990: 286

Religious composition in 1804:

Catholic: 98%
Lutheran: 1%
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 23 rue Principale, 90800 Argiésans
Bibliography:
The Bulletin of the Société Belfortaine d'Émulation publishes articles on the history of the Territoire de Belfort. Information on this journal can be obtained by writing to:
BP 773, 90020 Belfort Cedex

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Artolsheim

Population:

1790: 600
1851: 916
1905: 891
1936: 696
1990: 643

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 100%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 148 rue Principale, 67390 Artolsheim
Bibliography:
Richtolsheim, Artolsheim: histoire sans histoires!, by Marcel Imbs (Colmar: Éditions d'Alsace, 1991)
Web resources:
Alsace, with over 1350 organs, has been characterized as the world capital of the organ. A site devoted to this topic, A la découverte de l'orgue - orgues d'Alsace, includes a description of the organ in Artolsheim.

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Artzenheim

German: Arzenheim
Variant: Artzheim

Population:

1790: 450
1851: 726
1905: 500
1936: 477
1990: 607

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 100%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 19 rue Sponeck, 68320 Artzenheim
Bibliography:
Le canton d'Andolsheim, by Claude Kauffmann (Joué-lès-Tours: A. Sutton, 1999), ISBN 2842534085, in the series Mémoire en images
Web resources:
- Artzenheim information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/colmar/andolsheim/artzenheim/page1/index.fr.vhtml
- Alsace, with over 1350 organs, has been characterized as the world capital of the organ. A site devoted to this topic, A la découverte de l'orgue - orgues d'Alsace, includes a description of the organ in Artzenheim.

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Aschbach

Variants: Asebach, Aspach, Asbach

Between 1746 and 1766 Aschbach, together with Oberroedern and Stundwiller, formed part of the community of Obergericht. These three communities were again merged 17 June 1974 under the name Stundwiller, and later separated once again into independent communities.

Population:

1792: 560
1851: 745
1905: 545
1936: 527
1990: 497

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 100%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 rue Principale, 67250 Aschbach
Bibliography:
- Aschbach (Strasbourg: Éditions Coprur, 1983), in French and German
- The Cercle d'histoire et d'archéologie de l'Alsace du Nord publishes a quarterly journal called l'Outre-Forêt dedicated to this area of northern Alsace.

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Aspach

Variant: Asbach

Population:

1789: 261
1851: 739
1905: 608
1936: 541
1990: 887

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 97%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist: 2%
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 36 rue de Thann, 68130 Aspach
Bibliography:
Descendants of Jacob Eicher and Anna Luginbihl of Aspach, Alsace, France. With an updated supplement, by Ruth Eicher Neesz Thayer (Bad Axe, MI: The author, 1964)
Web resources:
- Aspach information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/altkirch/altkirch/aspach/page1/index.fr.vhtml
- Alsace, with over 1350 organs, has been characterized as the world capital of the organ. A site devoted to this topic, A la découverte de l'orgue - orgues d'Alsace, includes a description of the organ in Aspach.

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Aspach-le-Bas

German: Niederaspach
Variant: Nider-Aspach

Département: Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement: Thann
Canton: Cernay

Population:

1806: 449
1851: 642
1905: 515
1936: 460
1990: 869

Religious composition in 1851:

Catholic: 98%
Lutheran: <1%
Calvinist: <1%
Anabaptist:
Jewish: <1%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 19 rue de Thann, 68700 Aspach-le-Bas
Bibliography:
Le Dollerbaechlein : histoire et topographie d'un ruisseau : villes et villages riverains : Aspach-le-Haut, Aspach-le-Bas, Schweighouse, Reiningue, Lutterbach, Pfastatt, Richwiller, Kingersheim, Wittenheim, Ruelisheim, Ensisheim, by Jean Checinski (Kingersheim: Société d'Histoire de Kingersheim, 1994), ISBN 2950833608
Web resources:
Aspach-le-Bas information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/thann/cernay/aspach_le_bas/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Aspach-le-Haut

German: Oberaspach
Variant: Ober-Aspach

Département: Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement: Thann
Canton: Thann

Population:

1806: 468
1851: 670
1905: 622
1936: 612
1990: 871

Religious composition in 1851:

Catholic: 99%
Lutheran: <1%
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 68700 Aspach-le-Haut
Bibliography:
- Le Dollerbaechlein : histoire et topographie d'un ruisseau : villes et villages riverains : Aspach-le-Haut, Aspach-le-Bas, Schweighouse, Reiningue, Lutterbach, Pfastatt, Richwiller, Kingersheim, Wittenheim, Ruelisheim, Ensisheim, by Jean Checinski (Kingersheim: Société d'Histoire de Kingersheim, 1994), ISBN 2950833608
- Canton Thann (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1980), ISBN 2110805423, in the series Inventaire général des monuments et des richesses artistiques de la France
Web resources:
- Aspach-le-Haut information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/thann/thann/aspach_le_haut/page1/index.fr.vhtml
- Alsace, with over 1350 organs, has been characterized as the world capital of the organ. A site devoted to this topic, A la découverte de l'orgue - orgues d'Alsace, includes a description of the organ in Aspach-le-Haut.

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Asswiller

German: Aßweiler
Variant: Assweiler

Population:

1794: 326
1851: 393
1905: 344
1936: 260
1990: 215

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: <1%
Lutheran: 93%
Calvinist: 5%
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 10 rue de Durstel, 67320 Asswiller
Bibliography:
Die ehemalige Herrschaft Assweiler im Kreis Zabern, by D. Fischer (Mulhouse, 1876)
Web resources:
- http://www.alsace-bossue.fr.st/viassw.htm
- Jean-Paul Kaminske has abstracted the church marriage records for this community and is willing to provide photocopies. For more information visit his site: http://mapage.noos.fr/jpkam

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Attenschwiller

German: Attenschweiler
Variant: Attmannsweiller

Population:

1789: 430
1851: 619
1905: 626
1936: 588
1990: 693

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 100%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 3 rue Charles de Gaulle, 68220 Attenschwiller
Bibliography:
Attenschwiller : un village se révèle, by Marie-Reine Herr ([Attenschwiller] : M.-R. Herr, 1996), ISBN 2951050003
Web resources:
- http://www.multimania.com/attenschwiller/
- Attenschwiller information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/mulhouse/huningue/attenschwiller/page1/index.fr.vhtml
- Alsace, with over 1350 organs, has been characterized as the world capital of the organ. A site devoted to this topic, A la découverte de l'orgue - orgues d'Alsace, includes a description of the organ in Attenschwiller.

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Aubure

German: Altweier
Variants: Altweir, Altwyr

Population:

1790: 210
1851: 353
1905: 268
1936: 428
1990: 372

Religious composition in 1851:

Catholic: 61%
Lutheran: 16%
Calvinist: 18%
Anabaptist: 2%
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, place de la Mairie, 68150 Aubure
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- http://www.ribeauville-riquewihr.com/aubure/default.html
- Aubure information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/ribeauville/sainte_marie_aux_mines/aubure/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Auenheim

Variants: Augenheim, Avenheim, Awenheim

Population:

1792: 311
1851: 539
1905: 432
1936: 500
1990: 616

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 71%
Lutheran: 28%
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, rue Principale, 67480 Auenheim
Bibliography:
Web resources:
http://www.multimania.com/houel/Auenheim/

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Autrechêne

Formed 23 October 1972 by the fusion of the communities of Eschêne-Autrage (German: zur Eichen; variants: Eschaine, Echêne) and Rechotte.

Département: Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement: Belfort
Canton: Danjoutin

Population:

1790: 175 (Eschêne-Autrage), 50 (Rechotte)
1851: 136 (Eschêne-Autrage), 74 (Rechotte)
1906: 77 (Eschêne-Autrage), 60 (Rechotte)
1936: 67 (Eschêne-Autrage), 36 (Rechotte)
1990: 154

Religious composition in 1804:

Catholic: 100% (both communities)
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 2 impasse de la Mairie, 90140 Autrechêne
Bibliography:
The Bulletin of the Société Belfortaine d'Émulation publishes articles on the history of the Territoire de Belfort. Information on this journal can be obtained by writing to:
BP 773, 90020 Belfort Cedex

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Auxelles-Bas

German: Nieder-Assel
Variants: Auxelle-le-Bas, Auxelles

Département: Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement: Belfort
Canton: Giromagny

Population:

1806: 560
1851: 798
1906: 764
1936: 432
1990: 353

Religious composition in 1804:

Catholic: 100%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 3 rue des Écoles, 90200 Auxelles-Bas
Bibliography:
The Bulletin of the Société Belfortaine d'Émulation publishes articles on the history of the Territoire de Belfort. Information on this journal can be obtained by writing to:
BP 773, 90020 Belfort Cedex

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Auxelles-Haut

German: Ober-Assel

Département: Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement: Belfort
Canton: Giromagny

Population:

1806: 692
1851: 969
1906: 796
1936: 410
1990: 252

Religious composition in 1804:

Catholic: 100%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 18 rue des Bruyères, 90200 Auxelles-Haut
Bibliography:
The Bulletin of the Société Belfortaine d'Émulation publishes articles on the history of the Territoire de Belfort. Information on this journal can be obtained by writing to:
BP 773, 90020 Belfort Cedex

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Avolsheim

Variants: Avelsheim, Affelsheim

Population:

1791: 448
1851: 695
1905: 562
1936: 502
1990: 567

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 100%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 8 rue de la Paix, 67120 Avolsheim
Bibliography:
Culture, religion, and demographic behaviour: Catholics and Lutherans in Alsace, 1750-1870, by Kevin McQuillan (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1999), ISBN 0773518606. Aggregate data were collected for a sample of twenty-six villages and small towns located across Alsace, of which five were chosen for a family reconstitution study. The majority of the analysis in this study is based on the subset of five villages used for the family reconstitution: Avolsheim, Baldenheim, Goxwiller, Husseren-Wesserling and Mussig.

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