Erstein

Erstein (German pronunciation: [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯n], French: [ɛʁʃtajn] ^ⓘ; Alemannic: Eerstain) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department, in the region of Grand Est, France.^[3]

Erstein Eerstain
Commune
The town hall in Erstein
Coat of arms
Location of Erstein
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Coordinates: 48°25′N 7°40′E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Sélestat-Erstein
Canton	Erstein
Intercommunality	CC Canton d'Erstein
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Benoît Dintrich[1]
Area 1	36.22 km2 (13.98 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	11,076
• Density	310/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67130 /67150
Elevation	147–157 m (482–515 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

An important necropolis from the Merovingian era (6th-7th century) has been excavated near Erstein in 1999–2000.^[4]

Erstein was known in Alsace in the Middle Age for its canonesses monastery, founded in the 9th century and abandoned in 1422. The buildings were destroyed in the 16th and 19th centuries.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,504 —     1800 2,344 −0.94% 1806 3,168 +5.15% 1821 3,440 +0.55% 1831 3,613 +0.49% 1836 3,564 −0.27% 1841 3,445 −0.68% 1846 3,585 +0.80% 1851 3,688 +0.57% 1856 3,604 −0.46% 1861 3,705 +0.55% 1866 3,899 +1.03% 1871 3,703 −1.03% 1875 3,662 −0.28% 1880 4,127 +2.42% 1885 4,378 +1.19% 1890 4,807 +1.89% 1895 5,270 +1.86%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1900 5,593 +1.20% 1905 5,837 +0.86% 1910 6,061 +0.76% 1921 5,485 −0.90% 1926 5,549 +0.23% 1931 5,649 +0.36% 1936 5,640 −0.03% 1946 5,539 −0.18% 1954 5,747 +0.46% 1962 6,165 +0.88% 1968 6,288 +0.33% 1975 7,434 +2.42% 1982 8,095 +1.22% 1990 8,600 +0.76% 1999 9,664 +1.30% 2007 9,971 +0.39% 2012 10,764 +1.54% 2017 10,630 −0.25%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7]

Twin towns

• Endingen am Kaiserstuhl
• São João de Loure

• 
  Erstein Street
• 
  Near Ill River
• 
  Calvaire (1746)
• 
  Old Factory

People

• Laure Diebold, (1915–1965), Compagnon de la Libération, was born in Erstein
• François-Joseph d'Offenstein (1760–1837) French general, was born in Erstein

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department