Asswiller

Asswiller (French pronunciation: [asvilɛʁ] ⓘ; German: Aßweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.

Asswiller
Commune
An old house in Asswiller
An old house in Asswiller
Coat of arms of Asswiller
Coat of arms
Location of Asswiller
Asswiller is located in France
Asswiller
Asswiller
Asswiller is located in Grand Est
Asswiller
Asswiller
Coordinates: 48°52′55″N 7°13′15″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSaverne
CantonIngwiller
IntercommunalityCC Alsace Bossue
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Norbert Stammler[1]
Area
1
6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
272
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67013 /67320
Elevation256–337 m (840–1,106 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Asswillerois or Asswilleroises.[3]

The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[4]

Geography

Asswiller is in the Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park some 27 km south-east of Sarralbe and 38 km south-west of Bitche. Access to the commune is by the D9 road from Durstel in the north-west passing through the heart of the commune and the village and continuing south-east to Petersbach. The D309 road goes south-west from the village to Drulingen. There is a large forest in the west with strips of forest along the borders with the remainder of the commune farmland.[5]

The Isch forms the south-western boundary of the commune as it flows west to eventually join the Sarre west of Wolfskirchen. The Ottwillergraben forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Eichel at Tieffenbach.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy
  • 718: Asco vilare
  • 1793: Asveiller
  • 1801: Asswiler

In German the commune name is Aßweiler.

History

Asswiller was a small lordship dependent on the Counts of La Petite-Pierre. When the count palatine of Bavaria, Georg Johann I of Bavaria, took possession of the county, he granted Asswiller as a hereditary fief to the Dalheim family (1588), who were soon succeeded by the Steinkallenfels family: senior officials of the palatine counts. These Protestant lords introduced the Reformation and remained in Asswiller from the 16th century to 1819.[6] In 1789 Asswiller belonged to the Lord of Carbiston who had acquired it in 1771 by marriage with the heiress of the Steincallenfels family.

After the French Revolution Asswiller was attached to France in 1793 by decree of the National Convention which overrode the rights of princes holding possessions.

Heraldry
Arms of Asswiller
Arms of Asswiller
 Blazon:

Party per fesse, first of Vert a lion passant guardant of Argent, second of Or.



Administration
The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[7]

FromToNamePartyPosition
20012008Jean MathiaUMPGeneral Councillor
20082026Norbert Stammler

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 276 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 326—    
1800 286−1.85%
1806 323+2.05%
1821 411+1.62%
1831 442+0.73%
1836 411−1.44%
1841 403−0.39%
1846 402−0.05%
1851 393−0.45%
1856 353−2.12%
1861 360+0.39%
1866 345−0.85%
1871 351+0.35%
1875 344−0.50%
1880 322−1.31%
1885 316−0.38%
1890 309−0.45%
1895 319+0.64%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1900 335+0.98%
1905 344+0.53%
1910 352+0.46%
1921 294−1.62%
1926 276−1.26%
1931 281+0.36%
1936 260−1.54%
1946 251−0.35%
1954 225−1.36%
1962 223−0.11%
1968 238+1.09%
1975 225−0.80%
1982 218−0.45%
1990 215−0.17%
1999 230+0.75%
2007 269+1.98%
2012 292+1.65%
2017 276−1.12%
Source: EHESS[8] and INSEE[9]
Asswiller War Memorial

Culture and heritage
The entry to Asswiller

Civil heritage

Many buildings and structures in Asswiller are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Farmhouse at 2 Rue du Cimetière (1775)[10]
  • A Chateau at 6 Rue de Drulingen (13th century)[11]
  • The Town Hall/School at 10 Rue de Durstel (19th century)[12]
  • A Farmhouse at 18 Rue de Durstel (20th century)[13]
  • A Courthouse at 2 Rue de Durstel (1733)[14]
  • A Farmhouse at 26 Rue de Durstel (1861)[15]
  • A Farmhouse at 5 Rue de Durstel (19th century)[16]
  • A Farmhouse at 5 Bis Rue de Durstel (1761)[17]
  • A Farmhouse at 14 Rue de Petersbach (1803)[18]
  • A Farmhouse at 8 Rue de Petersbach (18th century)[19]
  • A Mill called Jaegermuhle (1833)[20]

Religious heritage

Several religious buildings and structures are registered as historical monuments:

The Cemetery contains two items that are registered as historical objects:

  • The Rauscher family tomb (1924)[25]
  • 3 Sculptures[26]

The Lutheran Church contains two items that are registered as historical objects:

  • The Furniture in the church[27]
  • The Organ (1864)[28]
  • The Farmhouse at 18 Rue de Durstel
    The Farmhouse at 18 Rue de Durstel
  • The old Courthouse at 2 Rue de Durstel
    The old Courthouse at 2 Rue de Durstel
  • An old house in Asswiller
    An old house in Asswiller
  • Asswiller Cemetery
    Asswiller Cemetery
  • The Rauscher Family Tomb
    The Rauscher Family Tomb
  • The Protestant Church
    The Protestant Church

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Inhabitants of Bas-Rhin (in French)
  4. Asswiller in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Archived June 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  5. Google Maps
  6. Protestants, Durstel, Lutheran parish
  7. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  8. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Asswiller, EHESS (in French).
  9. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005492 Farmhouse (in French)
  11. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005490 Chateau (in French)
  12. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005488 Town Hall/School (in French)
  13. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005500 Farmhouse (in French)
  14. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005489 Courthouse (in French)
  15. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005495 Farmhouse (in French)
  16. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005493 Farmhouse (in French)
  17. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005494 Farmhouse (in French)
  18. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005497 Farmhouse (in French)
  19. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005496 Farmhouse (in French)
  20. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005499 Mill called Jaegermuhle (in French)
  21. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005498 Cemetery (in French)
  22. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005487 Protestant Church (in French)
  23. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005491 Protestant Presbytery (in French)
  24. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005486 Lutheran Church (in French)
  25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67009318 Rauscher family tomb (in French)
  26. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67009317 3 Sculptures in the Cemetery (in French)
  27. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67009316 Furniture in the Lutheran Church (in French)
  28. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67009315 Organ in the Lutheran Church (in French)
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