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Masevaux Màsmìnschter
Part of Masevaux-Niederbruck
Coat of arms of MasevauxCoat of arms
Location of Masevaux
Masevaux is located in FranceMasevauxMasevauxShow map of FranceMasevaux is located in Grand EstMasevauxMasevauxShow map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 47°46′28″N 6°59′47″E / 47.7744°N 6.9964°E / 47.7744; 6.9964
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementThann-Guebwiller
CantonMasevaux-Niederbruck
CommuneMasevaux-Niederbruck
Area23.21 km (8.96 sq mi)
Population3,308
 • Density140/km (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code68290
Elevation392–1,191 m (1,286–3,907 ft)
(avg. 405 m or 1,329 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Demographic evolution

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
2019 3,308−0.11%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (2007-2019)

History

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

Church: église Saint-Martin

Famous Residents

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Masevaux, EHESS (in French).
  3. "Populations légales 2012: Commune de Masevaux (68201)". INSEE. 27 December 2014.
  4. Arrêté 22 December 2015 (in French)


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