Marmoutier

Marmoutier (French pronunciation: [maʁmutje] ^ⓘ; German: Maursmünster) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin département in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3] The origin of the place is the former Marmoutier Abbey, of which the abbey church still serves as the parish church.

Marmoutier Màschmínschter
Commune
Former abbey church of Marmoutier Abbey
Coat of arms
Location of Marmoutier
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Coordinates: 48°41′N 7°23′E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Saverne
Canton	Saverne
Intercommunality	Pays de Saverne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Weil[1]
Area 1	14.07 km2 (5.43 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,703
• Density	192.1/km2 (497.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67283 /67440
Elevation	188–367 m (617–1,204 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See Marmoutier Abbey (Tours) for the former abbey in Tours.

Geography

Marmoutier is in the northwest of Alsace, located between Saverne and Wasselonne and approximately 30 kilometers away from Strasbourg.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,789	—
1975	1,948	+1.22%
1982	2,024	+0.55%
1990	2,235	+1.25%
1999	2,436	+0.96%
2007	2,688	+1.24%
2012	2,737	+0.36%
2017	2,726	−0.08%
Source: INSEE[4]

History

In 590 St. Leonhard, a disciple of Columbanus, founded a benedictine monastery which later was named after the abbot Maurus who modified it in the 12th century imitating the style of Hirsau. The church dates from this time. Above all the cloister flourished during the 14th century. In 1792 it disintegrated during the French Revolution.

Jacob Frey, a writer, lived in Marmoutier from 1545 as town chronicler and notary.

Sights

The church of Marmoutier Abbey from the 11th century holds a pipe organ by the organ builder Andreas Silbermann. Église Saint-Blaise de Sindelsberg was built in 1584 and underwent renovation work in 1872.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department