# Erstein

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Commune in Grand Est, France

Erstein Eerstain Commune The town hall in Erstein Coat of arms Location of Erstein Erstein Show map of France Erstein Show map of Grand Est Coordinates: 48°25′N 7°40′E / 48.42°N 7.66°E / 48.42; 7.66 Country France Region Grand Est Department Bas-Rhin Arrondissement Sélestat-Erstein Canton Erstein Intercommunality CC Canton d'Erstein Government • Mayor (2022–2026) Benoît Dintrich[1] Area 1 36.22 km2 (13.98 sq mi) Population (2023)[2] 10,790 • Density 297.9/km2 (771.6/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) INSEE/Postal code 67130 /67150 Elevation 147–157 m (482–515 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

**Erstein** (German pronunciation: [\[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯n\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German), French: [\[ɛʁʃtajn\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French) [ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LL-Q150_(fra)-Visiteur_Journ%C3%A9e_2_-_20_(Madehub)-Erstein.wav); [Alemannic](/source/Alemannic_language): *Eerstain*) is a [commune](/source/Communes_of_France) in the [Bas-Rhin](/source/Bas-Rhin) [department](/source/Departments_of_France), in the [region](/source/Regions_of_France) of [Grand Est](/source/Grand_Est), [France](/source/France).[3]

## History

An important [necropolis](/source/Necropolis) from the [Merovingian](/source/Merovingian) era (6th-7th century) has been excavated near Erstein in 1999–2000.[4]

Erstein was known in Alsace in the [Middle Age](/source/Middle_Age) for its [canonesses](/source/Canoness) [monastery](/source/Monastery), founded in the 9th century and abandoned in 1422. The buildings were destroyed in the 16th and 19th centuries.[5]

## Demographics

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,504 — 1800 2,344 −0.94% 1806 3,168 +5.15% 1821 3,440 +0.55% 1831 3,613 +0.49% 1836 3,564 −0.27% 1841 3,445 −0.68% 1846 3,585 +0.80% 1851 3,688 +0.57% 1856 3,604 −0.46% 1861 3,705 +0.55% 1866 3,899 +1.03% 1871 3,703 −1.03% 1875 3,662 −0.28% 1880 4,127 +2.42% 1885 4,378 +1.19% 1890 4,807 +1.89% 1895 5,270 +1.86% 1900 5,593 +1.20% Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1905 5,837 +0.86% 1910 6,061 +0.76% 1921 5,485 −0.90% 1926 5,549 +0.23% 1931 5,649 +0.36% 1936 5,640 −0.03% 1946 5,539 −0.18% 1954 5,747 +0.46% 1962 6,165 +0.88% 1968 6,288 +0.33% 1975 7,434 +2.42% 1982 8,095 +1.22% 1990 8,600 +0.76% 1999 9,664 +1.30% 2007 9,971 +0.39% 2012 10,764 +1.54% 2017 10,630 −0.25% 2023 10,790 +0.25% Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2023)[7]

## Twin towns

- [Endingen am Kaiserstuhl](/source/Endingen_am_Kaiserstuhl)

- [São João de Loure](/source/Albergaria-a-Velha)

		- Erstein Street

		- Near Ill River

		- Calvaire (1746)

		- Old Factory

## People

- [Laure Diebold](/source/Laure_Diebold), (1915–1965), [Compagnon de la Libération](/source/Compagnon_de_la_Lib%C3%A9ration), was born in Erstein

- [François-Joseph d'Offenstein](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois-Joseph_d'Offenstein) (1760–1837) French general, was born in Erstein

## See also

- [Communes of the Bas-Rhin department](/source/Communes_of_the_Bas-Rhin_department)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Répertoire national des élus: les maires"](https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503) (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Populations de référence 2023"](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-67130) (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [INSEE commune file](https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/67130-erstein)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Médard, Fabienne (2006). ["La nécropole mérovingienne d'Erstein (Bas-Rhin) : étude des textiles minéralisés au contact des fibules"](https://journals.openedition.org/rae/971). *Revue archéologique de l'Est*. **55**.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Base Mérimée](/source/Base_M%C3%A9rim%C3%A9e): [Abbaye de chanoinesses Sainte-Cécile, Saint-Sixte](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA00023233), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ehess_6-0)** *Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui*: [Commune data sheet Erstein](http://cassini.ehess.fr/fr/html/fiche.php?select_resultat=12885), [EHESS](/source/School_for_Advanced_Studies_in_the_Social_Sciences) (in French).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pophist_7-0)** [Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-67130#tableau-POPREF_G1), INSEE

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