Marmoutier

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See Marmoutier Abbey (Tours) for the former abbey in Tours.

Coordinates: 48°41′27″N 7°22′55″E / 48.69083333, 7.38194444

Commune of Marmoutier

Church of Marmoutier

Location
Marmoutier (France)
Marmoutier
Administration
Country France
Region Alsace
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Saverne
Canton Marmoutier
Mayor Jean-Claude Weil
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 188 m–367 m
(avg. 210 m)
Land area¹ 14.07 km²
Population²
(1999)
2,436
 - Density 173/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 67283/ 67440
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Marmoutier (German: Maursmünster) is a commune of the Bas-Rhin département, in France.

The origin of the place is the former Marmoutier Abbey, of which the abbey church still serves as the parish church.

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