Marmoutier
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- See Marmoutier Abbey (Tours) for the former abbey in Tours.
| Commune of Marmoutier (Maursmünster) | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 07° 22' 55" E |
| Latitude | 48° 41' 27" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Saverne |
| Canton | Marmoutier |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Weil (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 188 m–367 m (avg. 210 m) |
| Land area¹ | 14.07 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2,436 |
| - Density (1999) | 173/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67283/ 67440 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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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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