Brumath

Brumath
Commune
Chateau de Brumath, 1818
Coat of arms
Location of Brumath
Brumath Show map of France Brumath Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°43′58″N 7°42′33″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Brumath
Intercommunality	CA Haguenau
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Etienne Wolf[1]
Area ^1	29.54 km^2 (11.41 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	10,369
• Density	350/km^2 (910/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67067 /67170
Elevation	136–189 m (446–620 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

History

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

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

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

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

• George Brumder's ancestry is from Brumath as is the origin of his surname.
• Maria Christina of Saxony died in Brumath.
• The great-great-grandmother of J. K. Rowling, Salomé Schuch, lived in Brumath.

See also

• Battle of Brumath
• Bernard Schreiner (1937-2020), French politician born in Brumath
• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Brumath" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 680.
5. Base Mérimée: Château, temple, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official website