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Baerendorf

German: Bärendorf

Population:

1794: 430
1851: 557
1905: 429
1936: 380
1990: 295

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 rue de l'École, 67320 Baerendorf
Bibliography:
Web resources:
http://www.alsace-bossue.fr.st/vibaer.htm

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Balbronn

Variant: Ballbronn

Population:

1791: 861
1851: 1,093
1905: 885
1936: 639
1990: 581

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 13%
Lutheran: 68%
Calvinist: 2%
Anabaptist:
Jewish: 15%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 67310 Balbronn
Bibliography:
Geschichte der Gemeinde Balbronn, by Albert Kiefer (Strasbourg: Noiriel, 1894)
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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Baldenheim

Absorbed the community of Ober-Rathsamhausen during the French Revolution.

Variant: Balten

Population:

1790: 800
1851: 1,040
1905: 1,105
1936: 846
1990: 875

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, place Ernest Gisselbrecht, 67600 Baldenheim
Bibliography:
- Les chroniques de Baldenheim (Strasbourg: Carré Blanc, 1997), in the series Mémoire de vies
- 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.
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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Baldersheim

Population:

1789: 415
1851: 737
1905: 696
1936: 619
1990: 2,238

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 23 bis rue Principale, 68390 Baldersheim
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- Baldersheim information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/mulhouse/illzach/baldersheim/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 Baldersheim.

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Balgau

Variant: Balgem

Population:

1790: 305
1851: 477
1905: 432
1936: 444
1990: 629

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, place de l'Église, 68740 Balgau
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- Balgau information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/colmar/neuf_brisach/balgau/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 Balgau.

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Ballersdorf

Variants: Badricourt, Ballersdorff

Population:

1789: 567
1851: 774
1905: 671
1936: 580
1990: 642

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 52 rue André Malraux, 68210 Ballersdorf
Bibliography:
Ballersdorf: aperçu historique (Ballersdorf: Caisse du Crédit mutuel, 1994)
Web resources:
- Ballersdorf information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/altkirch/altkirch/ballersdorf/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 Ballersdorf.

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Balschwiller

German: Balschweiler

Absorbed the community of Ueberkumen (German: Ueberkümen; variants: Uberkimen, Überkumen, Überkümen) 26 Sep 1972.

Population:

1790: 449 (Balschwiller), 232 (Ueberkumen)
1851: 688 (Balschwiller), 297 (Ueberkumen)
1905: 534 (Balschwiller), 211 (Ueberkumen)
1936: 410 (Balschwiller), 180 (Ueberkumen)
1990: 669

Religious composition in 1851:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 14 rue de Mulhouse, 68210 Balschwiller
Bibliography:
Web resources:
Balschwiller information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/altkirch/dannemarie/balschwiller/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Baltzenheim

German: Balzenheim
Variant: Baltzheim

Population:

1790: 237
1851: 423
1905: 263
1936: 212
1990: 458

Religious composition in 1851:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 20 rue Principale, 68320 Baltzenheim
Bibliography:
Le canton d'Andolsheim, by Claude Kauffmann (Joué-lès-Tours: A. Sutton, 1999), ISBN 2842534085, in the series Mémoire en images
Web resources:
Baltzenheim information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/colmar/andolsheim/baltzenheim/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Bantzenheim

German: Banzenheim

Parts of Bantzenheim were added to the community of Chalampé in 1966 and 1980.

Population:

1789: 720
1851: 1,270
1905: 993
1936: 1,027
1990: 1,538

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 14 rue de l'Église, 68490 Bantzenheim
Bibliography:
Web resources:
Bantzenheim information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/mulhouse/illzach/bantzenheim/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Banvillars

German: Banweiler
Variants: Banvillar, Banvillard

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

Population:

1790: 162
1851: 232
1906: 154
1936: 123
1990: 237

Religious composition in 1851:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, reu de la Source, 90800 Banvillars
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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Barembach

German: Barenbach
Variants: Berenbach, Behrenbach

Between 1795 and 1871 Barembach was part of the Département des Vosges.

Population:

1790: 165
1851: 1,086
1905: 899
1936: 812
1990: 872

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 15 rue Principale, 67130 Barembach
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- http://www.chez.com/valleebruche/Barembach/communes.htm
- http://juillot.home.cern.ch/juillot/barembach.html

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Barr

Latin: Barga, Barra, Beraha

Population:

1790: 3,958
1851: 4,345
1905: 5,022
1936: 4,389
1990: 4,839

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 26%
Lutheran: 72%
Calvinist: <1%
Anabaptist: <1%
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 place de l'Hôtel de Ville, 67140 Barr
Bibliography:
- Die Herrschaft Barr, by Fr. Hecker (Barr, 1914)
- Barr, pour une histoire du temps qui passe, ou, L'Histoire du développement urbain de la cité barroise, by Méryem Grifty ([Strasbourg]: M. Grifty, 1998)
- Il était une fois Barr = Es war Einmal Barr: une page d'histoire alsacienne entre 1870 et 1918, by Régine and Philippe Schultz (Colmar: Éditions d'Alsace, 1993)
- Canton de Barr, by Brigitte Parent (Le Verger, 1991), ISBN 2908367261
- The Annuaire of the Société d'Histoire et d'Archéologie de Dambach-la-Ville, Barr, Obernai publishes articles on the history of this area. For information write to:
  rue de la Binn, 67140 Barr
Web resources:
- Jean-Paul Kaminske has indexed the church marriage records for this community and is willing to provide photocopies. For more information visit his site: http://mapage.noos.fr/jpkam
- http://www.pays-de-barr.com/Barr/index.htm
- 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 Barr.
- http://www.tourisme.fr/cgi-bin/aurweb/FNOTSI/rech.txt?rregion=01&aur_offset_rec=2

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Bartenheim

Variant: Barthenheim

The community of La Chaussée (variants: La Chaussée d'Huningue, Neuweg) was divided 24 Feb 1830 between Bartenheim, Blotzheim and Kembs.

Population:

1789: 1,306 (Bartenheim), 379 (La Chaussée)
1851: 2,010
1905: 1,800
1936: 1,864
1990: 2,483

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 100% (Bartenheim), 97% (La Chaussée)
Lutheran:
Calvinist: 1% (La Chaussée)
Anabaptist: <1% (La Chaussée)
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 9 rue Général de Gaulle, 68870 Bartenheim
Bibliography:
Entre Rhin et Jura: Bartenheim, Brinckheim, edited under the direction of Gabriel Arnold ([Bartenheim]: Société d'histoire de Bartenheim et environs, 1996)
Web resources:
- Bartenheim information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/mulhouse/sierentz/bartenheim/page1/index.fr.vhtml
- http://www.pays-de-sierentz.com/bartenheim.html
- 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 Bartenheim.

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Bassemberg

German: Bassenberg

Population:

1790: 372
1851: 406
1905: 296
1936: 249
1990: 234

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 91%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish: 8%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, rue Principale, 67220 Bassemberg
Bibliography:

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Battenheim

Population:

1789: 753
1851: 1,183
1905: 989
1936: 779
1990: 1,174

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, rue Principale, 68390 Battenheim
Bibliography:
brief abstracts of Battenheim estate inventories for the period 1694-1749 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 81 (1997), p. 1990-1994, 82 (1998), p. 2059-2063, 88 (1999), p. 2458-2465, 89 (1999), p. 2516-2519
Web resources:
- http://www.hrnet.fr/~danny/battenhe.htm
- Battenheim information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/mulhouse/illzach/battenheim/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 Battenheim.

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Batzendorf

Population:

1792: 517
1851: 908
1905: 772
1936: 612
1990: 733

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 92%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish: 7%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 2 rue du Moulin, 67500 Batzendorf
Bibliography:
Batzendorf, Harthouse: à l'orée de la Sainte Forêt (Strasbourg: Editions Coprur, 1987), ISBN 2903297096

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Bavilliers

Variant: Baviller

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

Population:

1790: 350
1851: 786
1906: 1,547
1936: 1,717
1990: 4,408

Religious composition in 1804:

Catholic: 99%
Protestant: <1%
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 38 Grande Rue François Mitterand, 90800 Bavilliers
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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Beaucourt

German: Bubendorf
Variant: Baucourt

Département: Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement: Belfort
Canton: Beaucourt

Population:

1790: 300
1851: 2,228
1906: 4,583
1936: 3,537
1990: 5,569

Religious composition in 1851:

Catholic: 45%
Lutheran: 52%
Calvinist: <1%
Anabaptist: <1%
Jewish: <1%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 rue Frédéric Japy, 90500 Beaucourt
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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Beblenheim

German: Bebelnheim
Variant: Bebellheim

Population:

1789: 850
1851: 1,291
1905: 1,000
1936: 810
1990: 918

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 15%
Lutheran: 85%
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 rue Hoen, 68980 Beblenheim
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- Beblenheim information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/ribeauville/kaysersberg/beblenheim/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 Beblenheim.

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Beinheim

Variant: Benheim

Lieux-dits, hameaux, écarts: Altbeinheim (Vieux-Beinheim)

Population:

1792: 1,096
1851: 1,583
1905: 1,018
1936: 936
1990: 1,556

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 3 rue Principale, 67930 Beinheim
Bibliography:
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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Belfort

Variant: Bedfort

Département: Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement: Belfort
Canton: The city of Belfort is divided into the cantons of Belfort-Centre, Belfort-Est, Belfort-Nord, Belfort-Ouest and Belfort-Sud

Population:

1790: 4,144
1851: 7,847
1906: 34,649
1936: 45,625
1990: 50,125

Religious composition in 1804:

Catholic: 95%
Protestant: <1%
Anabaptist: <1%
Jewish: 3%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, Place d'Armes, 90000 Belfort
Bibliography:
- Histoire de Belfort des origines à nos jours, by Y. Baradel, G. Bischoff, A. Larger, Y. Pagnot and M. Rilliot (Roanne-Le Coteau: Éditions Horvath, 1985)
- Les maires de Belfort de 1800 à nos jours, by Christophe Grudler and André Larger (Mulhouse: Éditions Le Pays-L'Alsace, 1993), ISBN 2902031203
- 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:
- http://www.mairie-belfort.fr/
- http://www.interfrance.com/fr/fc/fc_belfort.html

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Bellefosse

The communities of Bellefosse, Belmont, Fouday and Waldersbach were merged in 1974 to form the community of Le Ban-de-la-Roche, and were subsequently re-established as independent communities.

Variant: Belle-Fosse

Population:

1790: 356
1851: 415
1905: 282
1936: 229
1990: 115

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 29 rue Principale, 67130 Bellefosse
Bibliography:
Web resources:
http://www.chez.com/valleebruche/Bellefosse/communes.htm

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Bellemagny

German: Baronsweiler
Variants: Belmagny, Bernhardsweiler

Population:

1790: 132
1851: 131
1905: 170
1936: 156
1990: 157

Religious composition in 1851:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 17 rue du Couvent, 68210 Bellemagny
Bibliography:
Web resources:
Bellemagny information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/altkirch/dannemarie/bellemagny/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Belmont

The communities of Bellefosse, Belmont, Fouday and Waldersbach were merged in 1974 to form the community of Le Ban-de-la-Roche, and were subsequently re-established as independent communities.

Variants: Bellmann, Bellemont, Schoenberg

Lieux-dits, hameaux, écarts: Bambois (Freudeneck), La Hutte

Population:

1790: 400
1851: 619
1905: 348
1936: 202
1990: 137

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 30 rue Principale, 67130 Belmont
Bibliography:
Web resources:
http://www.chez.com/valleebruche/Belmont/communes.htm

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Bendorf

Population:

1789: 315
1851: 374
1905: 208
1936: 173
1990: 202

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 3 rue de l'École, 68480 Bendorf
Bibliography:
Le canton de Ferrette, by Geneviève Grimler (Joué-lès-Tours: A. Sutton, 1999), ISBN 2842534158, in the series Mémoire en images
Web resources:
- Bendorf information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/altkirch/ferrette/bendorf/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 Bendorf.

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Benfeld

Variant: Benfelden

Lieux-dits, hameaux, écarts: Ehl (Eley)

Population:

1790: 1,220
1851: 3,001
1905: 2,466
1936: 2,838
1990: 4,330

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, place de la République, 67230 Benfeld
Bibliography:
La ville de Benfeld de 1592 à 1632: histoire et anecdotes, by E. Woerth, translated from the German by Jacqueline Roecker ([Benfeld: J. Roecker, 1987])
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 Benfeld.
- http://www.tourisme.fr/cgi-bin/aurweb/FNOTSI/rech.txt?rregion=01&aur_offset_rec=3

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Bennwihr

Latin: Babunewilare, Bobunewilare
German: Bennweier
Variants: Bennewihr, Bennweyer, Bennwyr

Population:

1789: 732
1851: 1,110
1905: 930
1936: 866
1990: 1,003

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 place de la Mairie, 68630 Bennwihr
Bibliography:
- Bennwihr et son passé, by Lucien Blum and Pierre Gresser (Colmar: Alsatia, 1957)
- Bennwihr, Kientzheim et Sigolsheim: à l'époque contemporaine, 1870-1990, by Claude Muller (Strasbourg: Editions Coprur, 1991)
Web resources:
- Bennwihr information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/ribeauville/kaysersberg/bennwihr/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 Bennwihr.

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Berentzwiller

German: Berenzweiler
Variant: Berensweiller

Population:

1790: 328
1851: 521
1905: 302
1936: 230
1990: 233

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 7 rue de l'Église, 68130 Berentzwiller
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- Berentzwiller information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/altkirch/altkirch/berentzwiller/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 Berentzwiller.

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Berg

Lieux-dits, hameaux, écarts: Wolsthof

Population:

1794: 295
1851: 555
1905: 550
1936: 475
1990: 428

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 5%
Lutheran: 87%
Calvinist: 6%
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 47 rue Principale, 67320 Berg
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- http://www.village-berg.com/
- http://www.alsace-bossue.fr.st/viberg.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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Bergbieten

Population:

1791: 520
1851: 680
1905: 566
1936: 453
1990: 459

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 131 rue des Vosges, 67310 Bergbieten
Bibliography:

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Bergheim

Variants: Berckheim, Oberbergheim

Population:

1790: 2,683
1851: 3,596
1905: 2,209
1936: 1,714
1990: 1,802

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 86%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish: 13%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 3 place du Docteur Pierre Walter, 68750 Bergheim
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- Bergheim information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/ribeauville/ribeauville/bergheim/page1/index.fr.vhtml
- http://www.ntmm.com/bergheim
- 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 Bergheim.

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Bergholtz

German: Bergholz

Territory was detached from Bergholtz in the year IX of the French Republic (1800/1801) to form the community of Bergholtz-Zell.

Population:

1789: 336
1851: 436
1905: 512
1936: 464
1990: 920

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 6 rue de Bergholtz-Zell, 68500 Bergholtz
Bibliography:
- brief abstracts of Bergholtz and Bergholtz-Zell marriage contracts for the period 1658-1762 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 80 (1997), p. 1961-1967
- brief abstracts of Bergholtz contracts and court records for 1629 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 74 (1996), p. 1675-1676
Web resources:
- Bergholtz information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/guebwiller/guebwiller/bergholtz/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 Bergholtz.

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Bergholtz-Zell

German: Bergholz-Zell
Variants: Berghoeltzel, Bergholtzzel, Bergholtzzell, Zell

Created in the year IX of the French Republic (1800/1801) by detaching territory from the community of Bergholtz.

Population:

1806: 395
1851: 411
1905: 409
1936: 309
1990: 288

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 68500 Bergholtz-Zell
Bibliography:
brief abstracts of Bergholtz and Bergholtz-Zell marriage contracts for the period 1658-1762 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 80 (1997), p. 1961-1967
Web resources:
- Bergholtz-Zell information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/guebwiller/guebwiller/bergholtz_zell/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 Bergholtz-Zell.

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Bermont

Variant: Belmont

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

Population:

1790: 100
1851: 120
1906: 194
1936: 116
1990: 234

Religious composition in 1804:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 10 Grande Rue, 90400 Bermont
Bibliography:
- Bermont: un village de chez nous, by Jean-Claude Chenal, with Lucien Renoux and Jean Rosselot (Belfort: Deval, 1997), ISBN 2950580769
- 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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Bernardswiller

German: Bernhardsweiler
Variant: Bernardswiller-Obernai

Population:

1806: 1,343
1851: 1,316
1905: 947
1936: 757
1990: 1,056

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 3 place de l'Église, 67210 Bernardswiller
Bibliography:
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 Bernardswiller.

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Bernardvillé

German: Bernhardsweiler
Variant: Bernardswiller-Barr

Population:

1790: 282
1851: 412
1905: 290
1936: 227
1990: 187

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 67140 Bernardvillé
Bibliography:
Canton de Barr, by Brigitte Parent (Le Verger, 1991), ISBN 2908367261
Web resources:
- http://www.pays-de-barr.com/Bernardville/index.htm
- http://www.ntmm.com/bernardville

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Bernolsheim

Variant: Bernsheim

Population:

1793: 202
1851: 406
1905: 331
1936: 290
1990: 436

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 11 rue de l'Église, 67170 Bernolsheim
Bibliography:
Das Amt Brumath und die drei Landvogteidörfer Bernolsheim, Kriegsheim und Rottelsheim, by A. Kocher (Strasbourg, 1911)
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 Bernolsheim.

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Bernwiller

Latin: Beronivilla, Beronowilare
German: Bernweiler
Variants: Bernweiller, Bernwillers

Département: Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement: Thann
Canton: Cernay

Population:

1806: 554
1851: 641
1905: 457
1936: 347
1990: 447

Religious composition in 1851:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 place de la Mairie, 68210 Bernwiller
Bibliography:
Web resources:
Bernwiller information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/thann/cernay/bernwiller/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Berrwiller

German: Berrweiler

Population:

1789: 800
1851: 1,013
1905: 729
1936: 610
1990: 912

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 28 rue de l'Or, 68500 Berrwiller
Bibliography:
- Regards sur les émigrés berrwillerois, l'ancien évêché de Bâle, le Freyhof de Berrwiller, by Marcel Auguste Siffert (Saint-Louis: M.A. Siffert, 1998)
- Canton de Soultz-Haut-Rhin, by Marie-Philippe Scheurer (Le Verger, 1991), ISBN 2908367258
Web resources:
Berrwiller information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/guebwiller/soultz_haut_rhin/berrwiller/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Berstett

Merged with the communities of Gimbrett, Reitwiller (German: Reitweiler) and Rumersheim 30 March 1972.

Population:

1792: 478 (Berstett), 216 (Gimbrett), 240 (Reitwiller), 235 (Rumersheim)
1851: 671 (Berstett), 376 (Gimbrett), 390 (Reitwiller), 261 (Rumersheim)
1905: 642 (Berstett), 358 (Gimbrett), 427 (Reitwiller), 283 (Rumersheim)
1936: 559 (Berstett), 321 (Gimbrett), 355 (Reitwiller), 252 (Rumersheim)
1990: 1,679

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 1% (Berstett), 2% (Reitwiller), 100% (Rumersheim)
Lutheran: 98% (Berstett), 100% (Gimbrett), 96% (Reitwiller)
Calvinist: 1% (Reitwiller)
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 22 rue des Prairies, 67370 Berstett
Bibliography:
- Geschichte des Dorfes Rumersheim (Kochersberg), by Antoine Wurry (Strasbourg: Le Roux, 1910)
- Berstett: un village pittoresque du Kochersberg (Strasbourg: Éditions Coprur, 1993), ISBN 2903297835
- "The family farm in an Alsatian village", by Mary Elizabeth Hays (B.A. thesis, Connecticut Wesleyan University, 1976); anthropological account of a two-month stay in Berstett in 1975
Web resources:
- Jean-Paul Kaminske has abstracted the church records for Berstett and Reitwiller and integrated the information to create family cards. He is willing to provide photocopies. For more information visit his site: http://mapage.noos.fr/jpkam
- http://www.heritagequest.com/genealogy/europe/html/berstett.html

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Berstheim

Population:

1792: 209
1851: 322
1905: 291
1936: 260
1990: 310

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 4 place Saint-Martin, 67170 Berstheim
Bibliography:
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 Berstheim.

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Bessoncourt

German: Bischingen
Variant: Beysingen

Département: Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement: Belfort
Canton: Fontaine

Population:

1790: 636
1851: 492
1906: 580
1936: 283
1990: 805

Religious composition in 1804:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 19 rue des Magnolias, 90160 Bessoncourt
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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Bethonvilliers

German: Bettweiler
Variants: Bethonviller, Bethonvillier

Département: Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement: Belfort
Canton: Fontaine

Population:

1790: 139
1851: 185
1906: 157
1936: 66
1990: 154

Religious composition in 1804:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 4 chemin du Canal du Moulin, 90150 Bethonvilliers
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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Betschdorf

Formed by the merger of Niederbetschdorf (variant: Niderbetzdorff) and Oberbetschdorf (variant: Oberbetzdorff) 1 February 1971. Merged with the communities of Kuhlendorf (German: Kühlendorf; variant: Külendorff), Reimerswiller (German: Reimersweiler) and Schwabwiller (Latin: Suabwilare; German: Schwabweiler; variants: Schwobweiller, Schwoweiler) 26 June 1972.

Population:

1792: 149 (Kuhlendorf), 731 (Niederbetschdorf), 782 (Oberbetschdorf), 269 (Reimerswiller), 458 (Schwabwiller)
1851: 184 (Kuhlendorf), 1,081 (Niederbetschdorf), 1,365 (Oberbetschdorf), 294 (Reimerswiller), 545 (Schwabwiller)
1905: 128 (Kuhlendorf), 996 (Niederbetschdorf), 1,197 (Oberbetschdorf), 225 (Reimerswiller), 428 (Schwabwiller)
1936: 90 (Kuhlendorf), 996 (Niederbetschdorf), 1,155 (Oberbetschdorf), 190 (Reimerswiller), 371 (Schwabwiller)
1990: 3,628

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 18% (Kuhlendorf), 23% (Niederbetschdorf), 31% (Oberbetschdorf), 50% (Reimerswiller), 71% (Schwabwiller)
Lutheran: 80% Kuhlendorf), 74% (Niederbetschdorf), 67% (Oberbetschdorf), 49% (Reimerswiller), 28% (Schwabwiller)
Calvinist: 1% (Kuhlendorf), 1% (Niederbetschdorf), <1% (Oberbetschdorf)
Anabaptist: <1% (Kuhlendorf)
Quaker: <1% (Reimerswiller)
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 rue des Francs, 67660 Betschdorf
Bibliography:
- Betschdorf: le village des potiers, by Joseph Ehrhard, Marcel Hahn, Richard Lantz et al. (Strasbourg: Coprur, 1999), ISBN 2842080467
- The Stoltz genealogy, 1634-1980: ancestry and descendants of Johann Adam Stoltz, emigrant from Kützenhausen, Elsass-Lothringen Germany to America in 1828, by Eurus Vernon Stoltz (Evansville, IN: Whipporwill, [1981?]); other towns mentioned in this book include Niederbetschdorf, Oberbetschdorf, Reimerswiller and Schwabwiller. Lenny Stoltz is in the process of creating an online version of the book at: http://www.yournamehere.org/eurus/index.htm
- 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.
Web resources:
- http://www.betschdorf.com/
- http://www.tourisme.fr/cgi-bin/aurweb/FNOTSI/rech.txt?rregion=01&aur_offset_rec=4
- 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 three organs in Betschdorf: at the church of Saint Jean-Baptiste in Oberbetschdorf; the church in Niederbetschdorf; and at the Protestant church.

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Bettendorf

Population:

1789: 310
1851: 518
1905: 370
1936: 353
1990: 389

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 11 rue de l'Église, 68560 Bettendorf
Bibliography:
Au coeur du Sundgau: Hirsingue, Ruederbach, Bettendorf, Heimersdorf (Strasbourg: Editions Coprur, 1996), ISBN 2842080122
Web resources:
- Bettendorf information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/altkirch/hirsingue/bettendorf/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 Bettendorf.

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Bettlach

Population:

1789: 260
1851: 359
1905: 233
1936: 225
1990: 247

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 52 rue de Bâle, 68480 Bettlach
Bibliography:
Le canton de Ferrette, by Geneviève Grimler (Joué-lès-Tours: A. Sutton, 1999), ISBN 2842534158, in the series Mémoire en images
Web resources:
Bettlach information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/altkirch/ferrette/bettlach/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Bettwiller

German: Bettweiler

Population:

1792: 233
1851: 287
1905: 295
1936: 291
1990: 347

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 26 rue Principale, 67320 Bettwiller
Bibliography:
Web resources:
http://www.alsace-bossue.fr.st/vibett.htm

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Biblisheim

Population:

1792: 179
1851: 375
1905: 248
1936: 240
1990: 339

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 96%
Lutheran: 3%
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 29 route de Walbourg, 67360 Biblisheim
Bibliography:
- Vom alten St. Walburg zum heutigen Walbourg (1074-1958), verbunden mit einem geschichtlichen Rückblick über Hinterfeld, Biblisheim, Durrenbach und Laubach, by Aloïse Wassmer (Strasbourg: Société d'édition de la Basse Alsace, 1958)
- 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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Biederthal

Population:

1789: 240
1851: 343
1905: 242
1936: 225
1990: 232

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 94%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist: 5%
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 5 rue Principale, 68480 Biederthal
Bibliography:
Le canton de Ferrette, by Geneviève Grimler (Joué-lès-Tours: A. Sutton, 1999), ISBN 2842534158, in the series Mémoire en images
Web resources:
Biederthal information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/altkirch/ferrette/biederthal/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Biesheim

Population:

1789: 1,406
1851: 1,942
1905: 1,296
1936: 1,053
1990: 2,125

Religious composition in 1851:

Catholic: 73%
Lutheran: 1%
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish: 25%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 13 Grand'Rue, 68600 Biesheim
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- Biesheim information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/colmar/neuf_brisach/biesheim/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 Biesheim.

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Bietlenheim

Population:

1792: 148
1851: 161
1905: 136
1936: 134
1990: 260

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 6 rue Principale, 67720 Bietlenheim
Bibliography:

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Bilwisheim

Population:

1792: 212
1851: 350
1905: 301
1936: 247
1990: 332

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 31 rue Principale, 67170 Bilwisheim
Bibliography:
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 Bilwisheim.

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Bilzheim

Variants: Biltzheim

Population:

1790: 222
1851: 325
1905: 222
1936: 214
1990: 314

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, rue Principale, 68127 Bilzheim
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- Bilzheim information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/guebwiller/ensisheim/bilzheim/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 Bilzheim.

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Bindernheim

Population:

1790: 330
1851: 674
1905: 705
1936: 673
1990: 690

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 rue du Sel, 67600 Bindernheim
Bibliography:

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Birkenwald

Variants: Birckenwald, Birckwald, Bürckenwald, Burckenwald

Population:

1792: 442
1851: 652
1905: 418
1936: 319
1990: 228

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 96%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish: 3%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 10 rue du Général Leclerc, 67440 Birkenwald
Bibliography:

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Bischheim

Population:

1791: 1,701
1851: 3,137
1905: 9,012
1936: 11,287
1990: 16,308

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 18%
Lutheran: 46%
Calvinist: <1%
Anabaptist: <1%
Jewish: 33%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 37 route de Bischwiller, 67800 Bischheim
Bibliography:
- Urkundliche Geschichte des bischöflichen Amtes Wantzenau nebst einem Anhange über die drei Dörfer Hönheim, Bischheim und Schiltigheim, by A. Kocher (Strasbourg, 1908)
- Aspects de Bischheim au fil des siècles, by Jean-Pierre Zeder (Strasbourg: Oberlin, 1982-1986); four volumes, ISBN of v. 1 2853690229, in the series Aspects des faubourgs
- Le château d'Angleterre à Bischheim: les propriétaires du XVIIe siècle à nos jours = Aus der Geschichte des englischen Hofs in Bischheim: die Besitzer vom XVIIten Jahrhundert bis heute = Outlines of the history of the château d'Angleterre, by Jean-Rémy Butterlin (Strasbourg: Oberlin, 1997), ISBN 2853691659; only the first chapter is multilingual
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 two organs in Bischheim: at the church of Saint-Laurent and the Protestant church.

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Bischholtz

German: Bischholz

Population:

1792: 199
1851: 300
1905: 236
1936: 236
1990: 244

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 16%
Lutheran: 83%
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 67340 Bischholtz
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

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Bischoffsheim

German: Bischofsheim

Population:

1790: 1,375
1851: 1,875
1905: 1,486
1936: 1,420
1990: 2,176

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 67 rue Principale, 67870 Bischoffsheim
Bibliography:
Geschichte von Bischoffsheim, by J. Schahl (Colmar, 1924)
Web resources:
- http://www.mairie-bischoffsheim.fr/
- 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 Bischoffsheim: at the Couvent des Rédemptoristes and at the church of Sainte Aurélie.

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Bischwihr

German: Bischweier

Population:

1789: 202
1851: 440
1905: 374
1936: 323
1990: 598

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 65%
Lutheran: 34%
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 69 Grand'Rue, 68320 Bischwihr
Bibliography:
Le canton d'Andolsheim, by Claude Kauffmann (Joué-lès-Tours: A. Sutton, 1999), ISBN 2842534085, in the series Mémoire en images
Web resources:
- Bischwihr information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/colmar/andolsheim/bischwihr/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 Bischwihr.

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Bischwiller

Latin: Episcopi villa
German: Bischweiler

Population:

1792: 3,140
1851: 6,642
1905: 8,279
1936: 8,248
1990: 10,969

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 6%
Lutheran: 36%
Calvinist: 56%
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 9 place de la Mairie, BP 35, 67240 Bischwiller
Bibliography:
- Généalogies des familles de l'Église française de Bischwiller, by Jean François Poulet (1753); available on FHL microfilm no. 1070141
- Bischweiler Stammtafeln, by notary Wundisch; available on FHL microfilm nos. 0764796-0764798
- Die Aemter Offendorf und Bischweiler und die drei Dörfer Kaltenhausen, Schirrhein und Schirrhofen: eine geschichtliche Studie, by A. Kocher (Strasbourg, 1907)
- Le développement économique et social de Bischwiller, by J. Camus (Strasbourg, 1939)
- Les protestants à Bischwiller, by Charles Weick; for information contact the author at: 3, rue de la Marne, 67240 Bischwiller
- Bischwiller, by Christian Günther and Gilbert Huttel (Joué-lès-Tours: A. Sutton, 1999), ISBN 2842533968, in the series Mémoire en images
Web resources:
- http://www.bischwiller.com/
- 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 Bischwiller.
- http://www.tourisme.fr/cgi-bin/aurweb/FNOTSI/rech.txt?rregion=01&aur_offset_rec=5

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Bisel

Variants: Bizel, Bizelle

Population:

1789: 494
1851: 718
1905: 559
1936: 458
1990: 534

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 2 rue Principale, 68580 Bisel
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- Bisel information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/altkirch/hirsingue/bisel/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 Bisel.

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Bissert

Variant: Bisert

Population:

1794: 187
1851: 243
1905: 219
1936: 186
1990: 133

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 67%
Lutheran: 3%
Calvinist: 28%
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 rue du Canal, 67260 Bissert
Bibliography:
Web resources:
http://www.alsace-bossue.fr.st/vibiss.htm

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Bitschhoffen

German: Bitschhofen

Lieux-dits, hameaux, écarts: La Walck (established as an independent community in 1847)

Population:

1792: 860
1851: 379
1905: 280
1936: 285
1990: 399

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 91%
Lutheran: 1%
Calvinist: <1%
Anabaptist:
Jewish: 6%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 11 rue de l'École, 67350 Bitschhoffen
Bibliography:
Niederbronn-les-Bains et son canton, by Jeannie Del Grande and Pascal Prévost-Bouré (Joué-lès-Tours: A. Sutton, 1999), ISBN 2842532260, in the series Mémoire en images

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Bitschwiller-lès-Thann

The community of Bitschwiller was officially renamed Bitschwiller-lès-Thann 18 November 1938.

German: Bitschweiler
Variant: Bütschwiller

Lieux-dits, hameaux, écarts: Erzenbach (Ertzenbach), Wickenbaechle (Wickenbaechel)

Département: Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement: Thann
Canton: Thann

Population:

1806: 854
1851: 2,948
1905: 2,312
1936: 1,918
1990: 2,052

Religious composition in 1851:

Catholic: 96%
Lutheran: 2%
Calvinist: <1%
Anabaptist: <1%
Jewish: <1%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 rue du Rhin, 68620 Bitschwiller-lès-Thann
Bibliography:
- Canton Thann (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1980), ISBN 2110805423, in the series Inventaire général des monuments et des richesses artistiques de la France
- The Cercle Cartophile de Thann et de la Vallée de la Thur published two volumes of postcard views of this valley (1990, 1992), called La vallée de la Thur à la belle époque de la carte postale.
Web resources:
- Bitschwiller-lès-Thann information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/thann/thann/bitschwiller_les_thann/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 Bitschwiller-lès-Thann.

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Blaesheim

German: Bläsheim

Population:

1791: 789
1851: 982
1905: 848
1936: 745
1990: 1,000

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 place de l'Église, 67113 Blaesheim
Bibliography:
- Chronik des Dorfes Blaesheim, by W. Guggenbühl (Saverne, 1937)
- Blaesheim: histoire d'un village alsacien, by Marthe Philipp ([Blaesheim : M. Philipp], 1995)
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 Blaesheim.

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Blancherupt

German: Bliensbach

Population:

1790: 121
1851: 197
1905: 105
1936: 78
1990: 30

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 67130 Blancherupt
Bibliography:
Web resources:
http://www.chez.com/valleebruche/Blancherupt/communes.htm

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Blienschwiller

German: Blienschweiler

Population:

1794: 804
1851: 908
1905: 564
1936: 432
1990: 292

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 67650 Blienschwiller
Bibliography:
- Blienschwiller, un village à travers les siècles (Dambach-la-Ville: Imprimerie du Bernstein, 1983)
- Blienschwiller, au coeur du vignoble (Strasbourg: Editions Coprur, 1988), ISBN 290329710X
- Canton de Barr, by Brigitte Parent (Le Verger, 1991), ISBN 2908367261
Web resources:
- http://www.pays-de-barr.com/Blienschwiller/index.htm
- http://www.ntmm.com/blienschwiller
- 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 Blienschwiller.
- http://www.tourisme.fr/cgi-bin/aurweb/FNOTSI/rech.txt?rregion=01&aur_offset_rec=6

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Blodelsheim

Population:

1790: 725
1851: 1,505
1905: 922
1936: 881
1990: 1,318

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 39 rue du Général de Gaulle, 68740 Blodelsheim
Bibliography:
Blodelsheim: entre Rhin et forêt, by Émile Decker, with Raymond Peter and Lucien Fricker (Strasbourg: Coprur, 1996), ISBN 2842080130
Web resources:
- Blodelsheim information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/guebwiller/ensisheim/blodelsheim/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 Blodelsheim.

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Blotzheim

The community of La Chaussée was divided 24 Feb 1830 between Bartenheim, Blotzheim and Kembs.

Population:

1789: 1,717
1851: 2,526
1905: 2,464
1936: 2,834
1990: 3,090

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 88%
Lutheran:
Calvinist: <1%
Anabaptist: 1%
Jewish: 10%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, place A.F.N., 68730 Blotzheim
Bibliography:
- Geschichte des Sundgaus vom Standort einer Landesgemeinde aus oder Geschichte von Dorf und Bann Blotzheim mit Berücksichtigung seiner nächsten Umgebung, by J. Schmidlin (Saint-Louis, 1906)
- brief abstracts of Blotzheim notarial records for the period 1655-1690 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 56 (1991), p. [1080]-1092
- a list of Jewish heads of household in 1725 appears in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 43 (janvier 1989), p. 813
Web resources:
- Blotzheim information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/mulhouse/huningue/blotzheim/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 two organs in Blotzheim: at the church of Notre-Dame du Chêne and at the church of Saint Léger.

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Boersch

German: Börsch

Population:

1792: 1,337
1851: 1,985
1905: 1,302
1936: 1,151
1990: 1,892

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 88%
Lutheran: 9%
Calvinist: <1%
Anabaptist: <1%
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, place de l'Hôtel de Ville, 67530 Boersch
Bibliography:
Chronique de la ville de Boersch et de ses annexes Saint-Léonard et Klingenthal, by M. A. Grau (Strasbourg, 1952)
Web resources:
http://www.tourisme.fr/cgi-bin/aurweb/FNOTSI/rech.txt?rregion=01&aur_offset_rec=7

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Boesenbiesen

German: Bösenbiesen

Population:

1790: 182
1851: 289
1905: 275
1936: 210
1990: 239

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 81%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish: 18%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 22 rue Principale, 67390 Boesenbiesen
Bibliography:

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Bollwiller

German: Bollweiler

Population:

1790: 608
1851: 1,483
1905: 1,199
1936: 2,181
1990: 3,194

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 70%
Lutheran:
Calvinist: 1%
Anabaptist: 2%
Jewish: 25%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 9 rue de Feldkirch, 68540 Bollwiller
Bibliography:
- Bollwiller et l'historique de la CMDP [Caisse mutuelle de dépôts et de prêts], by Théophile Bro ([Bollwiller: Crédit mutuel du Nouveau monde], 1994), ISBN 295086760X
- brief abstracts of Bollwiller estate inventories for the period 1626-1730 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 72 (1995), p. 1614-1621, 73 (1995), p. 1635-1638, 74 (1996), p. 1677-1681 and 76 (1996), p. 1760-1764
- brief abstracts of Bollwiller marriage contracts and wills for the period 1700-1731 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 82 (1998), p. 2078-2080, 83 (1998), p. 2114-2119, 84 (1998), p. 2193-2195, 85 (1998), p. 2265-2269, 86 (1999), p. 2311-2315, 87 (1999), p. 2388-2392, 89 (1999), p. 2519-2522, 91 (2000), p. 2723-2724
- lists of Jewish heads of household in 1734 and Jewish families in 1780 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 87 (1999), p. 2382-2384
- Canton de Soultz-Haut-Rhin, by Marie-Philippe Scheurer (Le Verger, 1991), ISBN 2908367258
Web resources:
Bollwiller information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/guebwiller/soultz_haut_rhin/bollwiller/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Bolsenheim

Population:

1790: 334
1851: 410
1905: 346
1936: 286
1990: 425

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 86%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish: 13%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 13 rue de l'Église, 67150 Bolsenheim
Bibliography:

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Le Bonhomme

German: Diedolshausen
Lieux-dits, hameaux, écarts: Faurupt

Population:

1790: 888
1851: 1,160
1905: 1,139
1936: 856
1990: 607

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 51 rue du 3ème Spahis Algériens, 68650 Le Bonhomme
Bibliography:
- brief abstracts of Le Bonhomme estate inventories for the period 1635-1729 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 78 (1997), p. 1881-1885, 79 (1997), p. 1928-1933
- brief abstracts of Le Bonhomme marriage contracts for the period 1678-1759 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 89 (1999), p. 2560-2561, 90 (2000), p. 2617-2618, 91 (2000), p. 2694-2696
- The Bulletin of the Société d'Histoire du Canton de Lapoutroie Val d'Orbey publishes articles on the history of this area. For information write to:
  Fondation Lefébure, 50 rue Charles de Gaulle, 68370 Orbey
Web resources:
Le Bonhomme information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/ribeauville/lapoutroie/bonhomme_le/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Boofzheim

Population:

1790: 612
1851: 1,020
1905: 993
1936: 835
1990: 1,065

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 13%
Lutheran: 86%
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, rue de Rhinau, 67860 Boofzheim
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

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Bootzheim

German: Boozheim

Population:

1790: 324
1851: 600
1905: 420
1936: 339
1990: 353

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 10 rue Principale, 67390 Bootzheim
Bibliography:

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Boron

Département: Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement: Belfort
Canton: Grandvillars

Population:

1790: 225
1851: 348
1906: 237
1936: 177
1990: 356

Religious composition in 1804:

Catholic: 96%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist: 3%
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 7 rue de la Libération, 90100 Boron
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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Bossendorf

Population:

1792: 290
1851: 432
1905: 329
1936: 300
1990: 258

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 2 rue Haute, 67270 Bossendorf
Bibliography:
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 Bossendorf.

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Botans

Variant: Bostans

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

Population:

1790: 117
1851: 185
1906: 101
1936: 159
1990: 226

Religious composition in 1804:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 4 Grande Rue, 90400 Botans
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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Bourbach-le-Bas

German: Niederburbach
Variants: Burbach-le-Bas, Nider-Burbach

Département: Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement: Thann
Canton: Thann

Population:

1793: 580
1851: 1,011
1905: 733
1936: 537
1990: 508

Religious composition in 1851:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 rue de l'École, 68290 Bourbach-le-Bas
Bibliography:
- Bourbach-le-Bas, Alsace, 1347-1997: 650 ans d'histoire, by Jean Lauter ([Mulhouse: The author, 1997])
- Bourbach-le-Bas et les mines de fer des Vosges du Sud, by Bernard Bohly and Michel Ehret (Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines: Les Éditions du Patrimoine minier, 1997)
- Canton Thann (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1980), ISBN 2110805423, in the series Inventaire général des monuments et des richesses artistiques de la France
- brief abstracts of Bourbach-le-Bas estate inventories for the period 1624-1683 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 24 (mai 1984), p. 402-404
- Patrimoine Doller, the bulletin of the Société d'Histoire de la Vallée de Masevaux, publishes articles on Bourbach-le-Bas. (The coat of arms depicted above is reproduced from the back cover of issue no. 2, 1992.) Information on this journal can be obtained from the secrétaire-correspondant:
  M. Jean-Marie Ehret, 8 place de la Mairie, 68290 Oberbruck
- Two volumes of postcard views of this valley, compiled by Jean-Marie Ehret, Monique and Georges Redhaber, Bernard Sutter and Daniel Willmé, have been published by the Centre de Ressources des Vosges du Sud: La vallée de Masevaux à l'orée du siècle (1894-1914) (1995) and La vallée de Masevaux 1914-1918 (1997). Information can be obtained from:
  M. Armand Laurent, 1 rue du Buhl, 68290 Dolleren
Web resources:
- Bourbach-le-Bas information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/thann/thann/bourbach_le_bas/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 Bourbach-le-Bas.

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Bourbach-le-Haut

German: Oberburbach
Variants: Burbach-le-Haut

Lieux-dits, hameaux, écarts: Niederwyhl ( Niderwill)

Département: Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement: Thann
Canton: Masevaux

Population:

1793: 355
1851: 547
1905: 525
1936: 359
1990: 257

Religious composition in 1851:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 5 rue Rochelles, 68290 Bourbach-le-Haut
Bibliography:
- brief abstracts of Bourbach-le-Haut estate inventories for the period 1623-1699 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 32 (avril 1986), p. 604-606
- Patrimoine Doller, the bulletin of the Société d'Histoire de la Vallée de Masevaux, publishes articles on Bourbach-le-Haut. (The coat of arms depicted above is reproduced from the back cover of issue no. 2, 1992.) Information on this journal can be obtained from the secrétaire-correspondant:
  M. Jean-Marie Ehret, 8 place de la Mairie, 68290 Oberbruck
- Two volumes of postcard views of this valley, compiled by Jean-Marie Ehret, Monique and Georges Redhaber, Bernard Sutter and Daniel Willmé, have been published by the Centre de Ressources des Vosges du Sud: La vallée de Masevaux à l'orée du siècle (1894-1914) (1995) and La vallée de Masevaux 1914-1918 (1997). Information can be obtained from:
  M. Armand Laurent, 1 rue du Buhl, 68290 Dolleren
Web resources:
Bourbach-le-Haut information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/thann/masevaux/bourbach_le_haut/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Bourg-Bruche

German: Breuscheburg
Variant: Burg-Breusch
Latin: Brusca, Bruscha, Bursca, Pruscha

Until 1871, Bourg-Bruche was part of the arrondissement of Saint-Dié in the Département des Vosges.

Population:

1790: 912
1851: 1,390
1905: 725
1936: 502
1990: 325

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, rue Principale, 67420 Bourg-Bruche
Bibliography:

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Bourg-sous-Châtelet

Variant: Bourg; officially renamed Bourg-sous-Châtelet 1 May 1934.

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

Population:

1806: 117
1851: 126
1906: 59
1936: 37
1990: 111

Religious composition in 1804:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 15 rue de la Forêt, 90110 Bourg-sous-Châtelet
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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Bourgheim

German: Burgheim

Population:

1790: 135
1851: 222
1905: 177
1936: 191
1990: 395

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 11%
Lutheran: 88%
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 Grande rue de la Kirneck, 67140 Bourgheim
Bibliography:
Web resources:
http://www.pays-de-barr.com/Bourgheim/index.htm

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Bourogne

German: Boringen
Variants: Böll, Borogne

Département: Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement: Belfort
Canton: Grandvillars

Population:

1790: 586
1851: 928
1906: 802
1936: 648
1990: 1,353

Religious composition in 1804:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 9 rue de Belfort, 90140 Bourogne
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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Bouxwiller [Bas-Rhin]

German: Buchsweiler [Unter-Elsaß]
Latin: Buswilare, Buxwilare, Buxwilari

Merged with the communities of Griesbach-le-Bastberg, Imbsheim and Riedheim 27 February 1973.

Population:

1792: 3,565 (Bouxwiller), 202 (Griesbach-le-Bastberg), 500 (Imbsheim), 134 (Riedheim)
1851 3,973 (Bouxwiller), 255 (Griesbach-le-Bastberg), 780 (Imbsheim), 258 (Riedheim)
1905: 3,037 (Bouxwiller), 221 (Griesbach-le-Bastberg), 767 (Imbsheim), 250 (Riedheim)
1936: 2,685 (Bouxwiller), 164 (Griesbach-le-Bastberg), 621 (Imbsheim), 230 (Riedheim)
1990: 3,693

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 12% (Bouxwiller), 5% (Griesbach-le-Bastberg), 5% (Imbsheim), 21% (Riedheim)
Lutheran: 77% (Bouxwiller), 92% (Griesbach-le-Bastberg), 94% (Imbsheim), 78% (Riedheim)
Calvinist: <1% (Bouxwiller), 1% (Griesbach-le-Bastberg)
Anabaptist:
Jewish: 8% (Bouxwiller)

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, place du Château, 67330 Bouxwiller
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- http://www.multimania.com/jest/bouxwiller/
- Jean-Paul Kaminske has abstracted the church marriage records for Imbsheim 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 Bouxwiller: at the church of Saint Léger and at the Protestant church.

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Bouxwiller [Haut-Rhin]

German: Buchsweiler [Ober-Elsaß]

Population:

1789: 312
1851: 455
1905: 308
1936: 324
1990: 314

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 98 rue de Ferrette, 68480 Bouxwiller
Bibliography:
Le canton de Ferrette, by Geneviève Grimler (Joué-lès-Tours: A. Sutton, 1999), ISBN 2842534158, in the series Mémoire en images
Web resources:
Bouxwiller information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/altkirch/ferrette/bouxwiller/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Brebotte

German: Bruderbach

Département: Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement: Belfort
Canton: Grandvillars

Population:

1790: 181
1851: 333
1906: 205
1936: 175
1990: 220

Religious composition in 1804:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, place de la Mairie, 90140 Brebotte
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 Brebotte 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/BBT_hist.htm

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Bréchaumont

German: Brückensweiler

Population:

1790: 296
1851: 490
1905: 329
1936: 277
1990: 351

Religious composition in 1851:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 5 rue de l'Église, 68210 Bréchaumont
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- Bréchaumont information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/altkirch/dannemarie/brechaumont/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 Bréchaumont.

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Breitenau

Population:

1792: 234
1851: 395
1905: 307
1936: 241
1990: 208

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 49 rue Principale, 67220 Breitenau
Bibliography:

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Breitenbach

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

Population:

1790: 1,350
1851: 1,269
1905: 1,004
1936: 761
1990: 671

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 89%
Lutheran: 3%
Calvinist: 5%
Anabaptist: 1%
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 67220 Breitenbach
Bibliography:
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 Breitenbach.

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Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin

Département: Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement: Colmar
Canton: Munster

Population:

1790: 916
1851: 1,039
1905: 1,138
1936: 844
1990: 854

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 17 Grand'Rue, 68380 Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- http://perso.wanadoo.fr/commune.breitenbach/
- Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/colmar/munster/breitenbach_haut_rhin/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Bretagne

German: Bretingen
Variant: Brett

Département: Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement: Belfort
Canton: Grandvillars

Population:

1790: 279
1851: 378
1906: 180
1936: 102
1990: 202

Religious composition in 1804:

Catholic: 96%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist: 4%
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 route de Grosne, 90130 Bretagne
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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Bretten

Population:

1790: 304
1851: 322
1905: 153
1936: 106
1990: 97

Religious composition in 1851:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, rue Principale, 68780 Bretten
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- Bretten information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/altkirch/dannemarie/bretten/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 Bretten.

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Breuschwickersheim

German: Bruschwickersheim

Population:

1791: 350
1851: 580
1905: 619
1936: 603
1990: 1,098

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 57 rue Principale, 67112 Breuschwickersheim
Bibliography:
Web resources:
Jean-Paul Kaminske has abstracted the church records for this community and integrated the information to create family cards. He is willing to provide photocopies. For more information visit his site: http://mapage.noos.fr/jpkam

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Brinckheim

German: Brinkheim

Population:

1789: 130
1851: 233
1905: 224
1936: 193
1990: 285

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 25 rue du 19 Novembre, 68870 Brinckheim
Bibliography:
Entre Rhin et Jura: Bartenheim, Brinckheim, edited under the direction of Gabriel Arnold ([Bartenheim]: Société d'histoire de Bartenheim et environs, 1996)
Web resources:
- Brinckheim information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/mulhouse/sierentz/brinckheim/page1/index.fr.vhtml
- http://www.pays-de-sierentz.com/brinckheim.html
- 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 Brinckheim.

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La Broque

German: Vorbruck

Lieux-dits, hameaux, écarts: Albet, La Claquette, Fréconrupt, Maison-Neuve, Salm, , Vacquenoux, Vipucelle

Until 1871, La Broque was part of the arrondissement of Saint-Dié in the Département des Vosges.

Population:

1806: 1,365
1851: 2,542
1905: 3,057
1936: 2,935
1990: 2,628

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 5 rue du Général de Gaulle, 67130 La Broque
Bibliography:
La Broque, ancienne terre de Salm, by Gérard and Marie-Thérèse Fischer (Illkirch: Le Verger, 1988)
Web resources:
- http://www.chez.com/valleebruche/labroque/communes.htm
- http://juillot.home.cern.ch/juillot/vipucelle.html

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Bruebach

German: Brubach

Population:

1789: 483
1851: 663
1905: 546
1936: 447
1990: 901

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 2 rue de l'Église, 68440 Bruebach
Bibliography:
brief abstracts of Bruebach estate inventories for the period 1626-1711 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 57 (1991), p. 1102-1107
Web resources:
- Bruebach information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/mulhouse/mulhouse_sud/bruebach/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 Bruebach.

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Brumath

Latin: Brocomagus, Breucomagus, Brucomagus

Population:

1792: 2,324
1851: 4,427
1905: 5,655
1936: 6,209
1990: 8,182

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 25%
Lutheran: 69%
Calvinist: <1%
Anabaptist:
Jewish: 3%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 4 rue Jacques Kablé, 67170 Brumath
Bibliography:
- Das Amt Brumath und die drei Landvogteidörfer Bernolsheim, Kriegsheim und Rottelsheim, by A. Kocher (Strasbourg, 1911)
- The Revue of the Société d'Histoire et d'Archéologie de Brumath publishes articles on the history of this community. For information write to:
  1 rue de la Gare, 67170 Brumath
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 the organ in Brumath.

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Brunstatt

Population:

1789: 1,074
1851: 1,904
1905: 3,397
1936: 4,012
1990: 5,160

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 388 avenue d'Altkirch, 68200 Brunstatt
Bibliography:
- Les mariages de Brunstatt (Haut-Rhin) 1584-1789, by Michel Schmitt (Mulhouse: Cercle Généalogique d'Alsace, Section de Mulhouse, 1989), cahier 2 in the series Alexsys [Alsace extraction systématique]
- Crises et créativité: Brunstatt entre deux guerres (1919-1939), by Paul F. Specklin (1997)
Web resources:
Brunstatt information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/mulhouse/mulhouse_sud/brunstatt/page1/index.fr.vhtml

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Buc

German: Birr
Variant: Bue

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

Population:

1790: 98
1851: 167
1906: 197
1936: 176
1990: 284

Religious composition in 1804:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 7 rue du Général Charles de Gaulle, 90800 Buc
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 Brebotte 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/BUC_hist.htm

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Buethwiller

German: Bütweiler

Population:

1790: 230
1851: 303
1905: 254
1936: 194
1990: 199

Religious composition in 1851:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 20 rue Principale, 68210 Buethwiller
Bibliography:
Web resources:
- Buethwiller information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/altkirch/dannemarie/buethwiller/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 Buethwiller.

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Buhl [Bas-Rhin]

German: Bühl [Unter-Elsaß]
Variants: Bihl, Biehl

Population:

1792: 487
1851: 660
1905: 517
1936: 425
1990: 435

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 67470 Buhl
Bibliography:
- Buhl: sur la rive du Seltzbach, by Robert Ball and Paul Stroh (Strasbourg: Coprur, 1998), ISBN 2842080386
- 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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Buhl [Haut-Rhin]

German: Bühl [Ober-Elsaß]
Variants: Bihl, Bühel

Population:

1790: 560
1851: 1,732
1905: 3,352
1936: 2,635
1990: 2,755

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 72 rue Florival, 68530 Buhl
Bibliography:
- Les mariages de Buhl (Haut-Rhin) 1686-1793, by André Ganter (Mulhouse: Cercle Généalogique d'Alsace, Section de Mulhouse, 1989), cahier 1 in the series Alexsys [Alsace extraction systématique]
- brief abstracts of Buhl estate inventories for the period 1623-1719 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 60 (1992), p. 1171-1175 and 61 (1992), p. 1195-1206
- brief abstracts of Buhl marriage contracts for the period 1662-1761 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 69 (1994), p. 1488-1493
Web resources:
- http://ns1.rmcnet.fr/buhl/
- Buhl information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/guebwiller/guebwiller/buhl/page1/index.fr.vhtml
- a detailed description of the reredos in the church of Saint Jean-Baptiste in Buhl can be found at http://murbach.virtualave.net/buhl/retable.html

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Burbach

Population:

1794: 230
1851: 501
1905: 429
1936: 348
1990: 288

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 7%
Lutheran: 50%
Calvinist: 42%
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 67260 Burbach
Bibliography:
Burbach mit Gerichtsbuch des Jörg Erhardt, by Gerhard Hein (Köln: G. Hein, 1979), Band 23 in the series "Das Krumme Elsaß und seine Dörfer"; a lineage book for Burbach, available on FHL microfilm no. 1761446
Web resources:
- http://www.alsace-bossue.fr.st/viburb.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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Burnhaupt-le-Bas

German: Niederburnhaupt
Variants: Bournhaupt-le-Bas, Bournhaut-Bas, Nider-Burnhaupten

Département: Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement: Thann
Canton: Cernay

Population:

1806: 1,033
1851: 1,059
1905: 782
1936: 737
1990: 1,018

Religious composition in 1851:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 25 rue Principale, 68520 Burnhaupt-le-Bas
Bibliography:
- Les deux Burnhaupt, porte d'Alsace (Strasbourg: Coprur, 1988), ISBN 2903297134
- Two volumes of postcard views of this valley, compiled by Jean-Marie Ehret, Monique and Georges Redhaber, Bernard Sutter and Daniel Willmé, have been published by the Centre de Ressources des Vosges du Sud: La vallée de Masevaux à l'orée du siècle (1894-1914) (1995) and La vallée de Masevaux 1914-1918 (1997). The second of these includes several of Burnhaupt-le-Bas. Information can be obtained from:
  M. Armand Laurent, 1 rue du Buhl, 68290 Dolleren
Web resources:
- Burnhaupt-le-Bas information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/thann/cernay/burnhaupt_le_bas/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 two organs in the church of Saints Pierre et Paul in Burnhaupt-le-Bas: one from 1934 and the other, in the choir, from 1968.

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Burnhaupt-le-Haut

German: Oberburnhaupt

Département: Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement: Thann
Canton: Cernay

Population:

1806: 936
1851: 1,171
1905: 886
1936: 800
1990: 1,426

Religious composition in 1851:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 place de la Mairie, 68520 Burnhaupt-le-Haut
Bibliography:
- Les deux Burnhaupt, porte d'Alsace (Strasbourg: Editions Coprur, 1988), ISBN 2903297134
- brief abstracts of Burnhaupt-le-Haut estate inventories for the period 1781-1790 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 62 (1993), p. 1218-1226
- Two volumes of postcard views of this valley, compiled by Jean-Marie Ehret, Monique and Georges Redhaber, Bernard Sutter and Daniel Willmé, have been published by the Centre de Ressources des Vosges du Sud: La vallée de Masevaux à l'orée du siècle (1894-1914) (1995) and La vallée de Masevaux 1914-1918 (1997). Information can be obtained from:
  M. Armand Laurent, 1 rue du Buhl, 68290 Dolleren
Web resources:
- http://perso.wanadoo.fr/daniel.muller/
- Burnhaupt-le-Haut information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/thann/cernay/burnhaupt_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 Burnhaupt-le-Haut.

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Buschwiller

German: Buschweiler
Latin: Buxovilla

Population:

1789: 613
1851: 638
1905: 679
1936: 629
1990: 767

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 67%
Lutheran:
Calvinist:
Anabaptist:
Jewish: 32%

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 2 rue de l'Église, 68220 Buschwiller
Bibliography:
- brief abstracts of Buschwiller marriage contracts for the period 1698-1791 appear in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 69 (1994), p. 1507-1510 and 70 (1995), p. 1520-1523
- a list of Jewish heads of household in 1725 appears in BERGHA [Bulletin d'études et de recherches généalogiques en Haute Alsace] 43 (janvier 1989), p. 814
Web resources:
- Buschwiller information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/mulhouse/huningue/buschwiller/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 Buschwiller.

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Bust

German: Büst

Population:

1794: 275
1851: 449
1905: 579
1936: 517
1990: 427

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 2 rue de la Graufthal, 67320 Bust
Bibliography:
Web resources:
http://www.alsace-bossue.fr.st/vibust.htm

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Buswiller

German: Büsweiler
Variant: Bueswiller

Population:

1792: 205
1851: 369
1905: 260
1936: 207
1990: 189

Religious composition in 1807:

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

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 67350 Buswiller
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

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Butten

German: Bütten

Population:

1794: 630
1851: 855
1905: 754
1936: 746
1990: 717

Religious composition in 1807:

Catholic: 23%
Lutheran: 74%
Calvinist: 1%
Anabaptist:
Jewish:

Miscellaneous:

City Hall:
Mairie, 1 rue de Ratzwiller, 67430 Butten
Bibliography:
Alsatian connections, volume 1: family genealogies of Alsatian emigrants to America from the villages of Butten, Dehlingen, Diemeringen, Ratzwiller and Waldhambach, compiled by Doris Wesner (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, ©1995), ISBN 1558561854
Web resources:
http://www.alsace-bossue.fr.st/vibutt.htm

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