Butten
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Saverne | |
| Canton | Ingwiller | |
| Community association | Alsace Bossue | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 58 ' N , 7 ° 13' E | |
| height | 227-364 m | |
| surface | 15.19 km 2 | |
| Residents | 669 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 44 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67430 | |
| INSEE code | 67072 | |
 Heidenkirch chapel (former Saint-Mathieu church) |
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Butten ( German : Bütten ) is a French commune with 669 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It is located in the canton of Ingwiller and belongs to the Arrondissement of Saverne .
geography
The village is located in Crooked Alsace , at the transition to the Bitscher Land . The municipality has a share in the Palatinate Forest-Vosges du Nord biosphere reserve .
history
There is a mention of the village of Betto , today's Butten, from the 15th century.
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Butten belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Zabern district in the Lower Alsace district .
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 445 | 644 | 694 | 708 | 687 | 717 | 678 | 669 | 669 |
coat of arms
Blazon : In red a silver scythe placed diagonally with the blade pointing to the head of the shield .
Attractions
TV documentary
The TV documentary “The Happy Patron” by Friedrich Bohnenkamp gives an insight into village life. The roofer company SARL Anthony & Fils is portrayed .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 1066-1067.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Municipal directory Germany 1900 - Zabern district
- ↑ http://www.swr.de/dokumentarfilm/patron-geschaeftsmann-elsass-handwerker/-/id=4141492/nid=4141492/did=7669320/jrkymq/index.html
Web links
- Butten at the Communauté de communes d'Alsace Bossue