Attenschwiller

Attenschwiller
region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Mulhouse
Community association	Saint-Louis agglomeration
Coordinates	47 ° 34 ′ N , 7 ° 28 ′ E Coordinates: 47 ° 34 ′ N , 7 ° 28 ′ E
height	309-401 m
surface	5.11 km 2
Residents	973 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	190 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	68220
INSEE code	68013
	; Attenschwiller town hall

Attenschwiller (Alsatian Atteschwiller , German Attenschweiler ) is a French commune with 973 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Mulhouse and the municipality of Saint-Louis Agglomération .

geography

The municipality of Attenschwiller is located on the eastern edge of the Sundgau , five kilometers from the Swiss border. The mean height is around 360 meters above sea level and thus almost 100 meters higher than the Basel-Mulhouse airport, which is six kilometers to the northeast . Despite the proximity to the airport, the noise pollution in Attenschwiller is limited due to the wooded, hilly terrain between the town and the airport, and the town lies across the main approach lane .

Neighboring communities of Attenschwiller are Michelbach-le-Bas in the north, Hésingue in the east, Buschwiller in the south-east, Wentzwiller in the south, Michelbach-le-Haut in the west and Ranspach-le-Bas in the north-west.

history

Attenschwiller was first mentioned in a document in 1187. The place belonged like the entire surrounding area to the monastery Lützel .

The village of Attenschweiler was largely spared in the wars since 1618 due to its location away from the important connecting roads. After the outbreak of the Second World War, the residents of Attenschwiller were evacuated to the Landes department in south-west France. They returned in May 1940. On November 20, 1944, the last German troops withdrew from Attenschwiller.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2017
Residents	557	594	664	640	693	836	877	973
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

The St. Valentin church , built in 1655 and originally consecrated to St. Romanus , was rebuilt in 1878 in a late Gothic style.

St. Valentine's Church
Southwest side
East Side

Economy and Infrastructure

Long rows of fruit trees and vineyards are characteristic of Attenschwiller. There are 13 farms in the municipality (grain cultivation, winegrowers, cattle breeding). In addition to small service companies, most of the community's residents earn their living in the Basel / Saint-Louis conurbation .

Attenschwiller is the location of a primary school and a kindergarten.

The Hésingue transport hub is four kilometers east of Attenschwiller . Several nationally important roads meet here, leading to Mulhouse , Basel , Altkirch / Belfort , Huningue / Weil am Rhein and Ferrette . The next connection to the Autoroute A35 is eight kilometers east (Saint-Louis).

From 1915 to 1960 the community owned a common train station with Michelbach-le-Haut on the Waldighoffen – Saint-Louis-la-Chaussée railway line . The station had three continuous tracks and a loading track.