Altenheim () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France. It should not be confused with the German village of the same name, part of the municipality Neuried in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
Geography Altenheim is located some 10 km east by south-east of Saverne and 30 km north-west of Strasbourg. It can be accessed from five directions: from Furchhausen in the west by road D230, from Dettwiller in the north by road D112, from Littenheim in the east by road D151, from Saessolsheim in the south-east by road D230, and from Wolschheim in the south by road D112. All these roads intersect in the village. The commune consists entirely of farmland other than the village. The only waterway in the commune is the Drusenbach crossing the south-western corner and two small tributaries of this stream in the north of the commune.Google Maps
Neighbouring communes and villages
History On 21 January 1945, an American B-17 bomber, the "Princess Pat" was hit by flak returning from a mission to Heilbronn and landed on its belly near the D230 road between Altenheim and Furchhausen.
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive Mayors of AltenheimList of Mayors of France
From To Name 2001 2014 Jean-Claude Hollner 2014 2020 Mickaël Vollmar 2020 2026 Laura Ritter
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Altenheimois or Altenheimoises in French.Le nom des habitants du 67 - Bas-Rhin, habitants.fr
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage The commune has a large number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: A House (4) (1837)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A House (5)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A House (7) (1825)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A House (8)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A House (11) (1716)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A House (24) (1716)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A House (33) (1732)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A House (43) (1716)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Napoleonic Banc-Reposoir (1854)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Village (Prehistory to 8th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Houses (18th-19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Religious heritage The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: A Wayside Cross at R.D. 112 (1698)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Wayside Cross at R.D. 112 / R.D. 151 (1824)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Wayside Cross at R.D. 112 (north) (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Wayside Cross at R.D. 112 (south) (1870)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Wayside Cross at R.D. 230 (1692)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Wayside Cross at R.D. 230 (1742)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Wayside Cross at R.D. 230 (1698)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Chapel of la-Fête-Dieu (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Church of Saint Lambert (18th century).Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: A Funeral Monument of Marie-rose Schmitt and family (1829)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Funeral Monument of Maria Diss and Jean-Michel Klein (1824)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Funeral Monument of Marie-Odile Debs (1837)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Funeral Monument (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Chalice with Paten (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Saint Lambert (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Neo-Gothic Chalice (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Cross: Christ on the CrossMinistry of Culture, Palissy 2 Confessionals (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Baptismal font (1690)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Tabernacle (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Monumental Cross (1861)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Cemetery Cross (1882)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Altenheim Picture Gallery
See also Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
References
External links Altenheim on the old IGN website Altenheim on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Altenheim on the 1750 Cassini Map