Masevaux

Masevaux (French pronunciation: [mazvo] is the French name of Màsmìnschter (Alemannic German pronunciation: [mɒsˈmɪnʃtʁ̩]), a former commune in the Haut-Rhin department in north-eastern France.

Masevaux Màsmìnschter
Part of Masevaux-Niederbruck
Coat of arms
Location of Masevaux
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Coordinates: 47°46′28″N 6°59′47″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Thann-Guebwiller
Canton	Masevaux-Niederbruck
Commune	Masevaux-Niederbruck
Area 1	23.21 km2 (8.96 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	3,219
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	68290
Elevation	392–1,191 m (1,286–3,907 ft) (avg. 405 m or 1,329 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographic evolution

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1962	3,326	—
1968	3,385	+0.29%
1975	3,601	+0.89%
1982	3,328	−1.12%
1990	3,267	−0.23%
1999	3,329	+0.21%
2007	3,234	−0.36%
2012	3,334	+0.61%
2022	3,219	−0.35%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (2007-2019)[3][1]

History

On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Masevaux-Niederbruck.^[4]

Church: église Saint-Martin

Famous Residents

The organist and composer Jacques-Louis Battmann (1818–1886) was born in Masevaux.

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin département