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Erstein

Commune in Grand Est, France

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Erstein (German pronunciation: [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯n], French: [ɛʁʃtajn] ^ⓘ; Alemannic: Eerstain) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department, in the region of Grand Est, France.

01History

An important necropolis from the Merovingian era (6th-7th century) has been excavated near Erstein in 1999-2000.

Erstein was known in Alsace in the Middle Age for its canonesses monastery, founded in the 9th century and abandoned in 1422. The buildings were destroyed in the 16th and 19th centuries.

02Demographics

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 and INSEE (1968-2023)

03Twin towns

04People

Laure Diebold, (1915-1965), Compagnon de la Libération, was born in Erstein
François-Joseph d'Offenstein (1760-1837) French general, was born in Erstein

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