Battenheim
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Mulhouse | |
| Canton | Rixheim | |
| Community association | Mulhouse Alsace agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 49 ' N , 7 ° 23' E | |
| height | 223-231 m | |
| surface | 16.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,587 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 94 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68390 | |
| INSEE code | 68022 | |
 Saint-Imier church |
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Battenheim (Alsatian Bàttene ) is a French commune with 1,587 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ).
geography
The village is located in the south of the Upper Rhine Plain in the Ill am Quatelbach area , five kilometers south of Ensisheim , 10 kilometers northeast of Mulhouse and around 15 kilometers west of the Rhine , which forms the border with Germany. The department road 201 Basel with the Route A35 ( L'Alsacienne ) at the level of Meyenheim (terminal 30) connects through the town from south to north.
history
A settlement at this location is first mentioned in 817 under the name Batenheim .
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Battenheim belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the district of Mulhouse in the district of Upper Alsace .
Population development
| Population development | |||||||||
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| 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | |
| 961 | 620 | 757 | 813 | 1003 | 1174 | 1322 | 1281 | 1587 | |
coat of arms
Description of the coat of arms : Divided into red, silver and red with a golden horseshoe .
Attractions
The Saint-Imier church dates from different building periods: the nave is from the 18th century, the choir and tower are from the Gothic period . Inside there is a baroque high altar and a large organ from 1702, which was restored in 1989.
Water tower
Personalities
- Jean-Baptiste Rudolf (1824–1893), member of the regional committee and mayor of Battenheim
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 644-645.
