Rimbach-près-Masevaux

Rimbach-près-Masevaux (German: Rimbach bei Masmünster; variant form of name: Rimpach) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Rimbach-près-Masevaux
Commune
The town hall in Rimbach-près-Masevaux
Coat of arms
Location of Rimbach-près-Masevaux
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Coordinates: 47°49′44″N 6°57′07″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Thann-Guebwiller
Canton	Masevaux-Niederbruck
Intercommunality	Vallée de la Doller et du Soultzbach
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Schmuck[1]
Area 1	16.66 km2 (6.43 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	433
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	68275 /68290
Elevation	514–1,250 m (1,686–4,101 ft) (avg. 580 m or 1,900 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villages, hamlets and quarters in the commune: Basse Bers (Niederebersche, Unterbers, Untere Bers), Ermensbach (Armspach, Ermenspach, Ermerspach, Ermspach), Grossenberg (Grosberg), Haute Bers (Oberenbers), Horben (Horb), Johannesberg (Johannisberg, Sankt Johannisberg), Langmatt (Langmatte), Neuerbet (Neu Arbet, Neu Erbet), Riedelsbourg (Riedelsburg), Riesenwald, Ruchberg

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 592 —     1800 640 +1.12% 1806 674 +0.87% 1821 718 +0.42% 1831 767 +0.66% 1836 836 +1.74% 1841 896 +1.40% 1846 916 +0.44% 1851 902 −0.31% 1856 803 −2.30% 1861 798 −0.12% 1866 776 −0.56% 1871 727 −1.30% 1875 733 +0.21% 1880 727 −0.16% 1885 700 −0.75% 1890 703 +0.09% 1895 699 −0.11%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1900 661 −1.11% 1905 642 −0.58% 1910 645 +0.09% 1921 599 −0.67% 1926 570 −0.99% 1931 540 −1.08% 1936 515 −0.94% 1946 491 −0.48% 1954 489 −0.05% 1962 501 +0.30% 1968 477 −0.81% 1975 444 −1.02% 1982 435 −0.29% 1990 456 +0.59% 1999 503 +1.10% 2007 502 −0.02% 2012 489 −0.52% 2017 464 −1.04%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

Bibliography

• Patrimoine Dollar, the bulletin of the Société d'Histoire de la Vallée de Masevaux, publishes articles on Rimbach-près-Masevaux. Information on this journal can be obtained from the secrétaire-correspondent: M. Jean-Marie Ehret, 8 place de la Mairie, 68290 Oberbruck
• Two volumes of postcard views of this valley, compiled by Jean-Marie Ehret, Monique and Georges Redhaber, Bernard Sutter and Daniel Willmé, have been published by the Centre de Ressources des Vosges du Sud: La vallée de Masevaux à l'orée du siècle (1894–1914) (1995) and La vallée de Masevaux 1914-1918 (1997). Information can be obtained from: M. Armand Laurent, 1 rue du Buhl, 68290 Dolleren
• Historical and genealogical information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles in Guebwiller: Rimbach-près-Masevaux

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin department