Brumath (French pronunciation: [bʁymat] ; Alsatian: Bröömt) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]

Brumath
Chateau de Brumath, 1818
Chateau de Brumath, 1818
Coat of arms of Brumath
Location of Brumath
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Brumath is located in France
Brumath
Brumath
Brumath is located in Grand Est
Brumath
Brumath
Coordinates: 48°43′58″N 7°42′33″E / 48.7328°N 7.7092°E / 48.7328; 7.7092
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementHaguenau-Wissembourg
CantonBrumath
IntercommunalityCA Haguenau
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Etienne Wolf[1]
Area
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29.54 km2 (11.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
10,238
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67067 /67170
Elevation136–189 m (446–620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

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Brumath occupies the site of the Roman Brocomagus.[4] Maria Christina of Saxony, aunt of Louis XVI, died in the château in the city. The building was partly demolished in the Revolution.[5]

Geography

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Brumath is located on the Zorn river, and is 17 km (11 mi) north of Strasbourg and 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Haguenau.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 7,357—    
1975 6,888−0.94%
1982 7,702+1.61%
1990 8,182+0.76%
1999 8,930+0.98%
2007 9,825+1.20%
2012 10,072+0.50%
2017 9,986−0.17%
Source: INSEE[6]

Landmarks

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Brumath has a Roman Catholic and a Protestant church. The Protestant church is housed in the former castle of the Hanau-Lichtenberg family since 1804.[5] The vaulted basement of the castle also houses the Musée archéologique, displaying findings made in and around the ancient Roman town of Brocomagus.

Transportation

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Brumath is served by the Route nationale 63, linking Strasbourg to Haguenau, and by the A4 autoroute. It has a railway station on the line linking Strasbourg and Metz.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Brumath" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 680.
  5. ^ a b Base Mérimée: Château, temple, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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