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Location within Alsace region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Strasbourg-Campagne |
| Canton | Brumath |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la région de Brumath |
| Mayor | Etienne Wolf (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 136–189 m (446–620 ft) |
| Land area1 | 29.54 km2 (11.41 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 9,737 (2006) |
| - Density | 330 /km2 (850 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67067/ 67170 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Brumath, also Brumpt, is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
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Brumath occupies the site of the Roman Brocomagus[1]. Maria Christina of Saxony, aunt of Louis XVI, died in the château in the city. The building was destroyed in the Revolution.
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.
Brumath has a Roman Catholic and a Protestant church. The vaulted basement of the former castle of the Hanau-Lichtenberg family now houses the Musée archéologique, displaying findings made in and around the ancient Roman town of Brocomagus.
Brumath is served by the Route nationale 63, linking Strasbourg to Haguenau, and by the A4 autoroute.