Saint-Pierre (Bas-Rhin)

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Saint-Pierre
Saint-Pierre coat of arms
Saint-Pierre (France)
Saint-Pierre
region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Sélestat-Erstein
Canton Obernai
Community association Pays de Barr
Coordinates 48 ° 23 '  N , 7 ° 28'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 23 '  N , 7 ° 28'  E
height 169-208 m
surface 3.21 km 2
Residents 648 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 202 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 67140
INSEE code
Website http://www.saintpierre-alsace.fr/

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Saint-Pierre (German Sankt Peter ) is a French commune with 648 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Pierrois.

geography

The Andlau , a tributary of the Ill , flows through the municipality. Saint-Pierre is located in the Upper Rhine Plain , 14 kilometers north of Sélestat and 27 kilometers southwest of Strasbourg .

Neighboring communities of Saint-Pierre are Barr in the north, Zellwiller in the northeast, Stotzheim in the east, Epfig in the south, Eichhoffen in the west and Mittelbergheim in the northwest.

history

From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Saint-Pierre belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Schlettstadt district in the Lower Alsace district .

Population development

year 1910 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2013
Residents 323 283 326 363 368 460 532 594 593

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a blue arm in gold that protrudes from the right and holds a key in silver pointing upwards. The key represents the attribute of the eponymous Simon Peter .

Culture and sights

Saint-Pierre is represented with two flowers in the Conseil national des villes et villages fleuris (National Council of Blooming Cities and Villages). The "flowers" are awarded in the course of a regional competition, whereby a maximum of four flowers can be achieved.

Buildings
  • The Saint-Arbogast church bears the year 1852 on the portal.
  • The Château d'Ittenwiller (Ittenweiler) is based on an Augustinian priory founded in 1115. In 1661 the Bishop of Strasbourg had the dilapidated buildings restored and expanded into a castle. It has been entered in the additional directory of the Monuments historiques since 1937 and is owned by the Andlau family.
  • In the 19th century there were up to seven active mills on the Muhlbach. Three of them are still preserved.

economy

An important branch of business in Saint-Pierre is viticulture , the place is on the Alsace Wine Route . The importance of tourism is increasing.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 76-77.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Pierre  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Register of municipalities in Germany 1900 - Schlettstadt district
  2. Saint-Pierre on the Pays du Barr website (French)
  3. Bas-Rhin, Palmarès des communes labellisées  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.cnvvf.fr  
  4. Eglise Paroissiale Saint-Arbogast à Saint-Pierre  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.patrimoine-de-france.org  
  5. ^ Walter Hotz: Handbook of Art Monuments in Alsace and Lorraine, 2nd edition, Deutscher Kunstverlag, 1970, p. 87.
  6. Château d 'Ittenwiller à Saint-Pierre  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.patrimoine-de-france.org  
  7. Moulin à Saint-Pierre  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.patrimoine-de-france.org