Ingenheim

Ingenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

For the village in Germany, see Ingenheim (Billigheim-Ingenheim).

Ingenheim Íngne
Commune
A general view of Ingenheim
Coat of arms
Location of Ingenheim
Ingenheim Show map of France Ingenheim Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°44′07″N 7°31′17″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Saverne
Canton	Bouxwiller
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean Vix
Area ^1	5.37 km^2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	333
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67220 /67270
Elevation	157–229 m (515–751 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The name

The earliest surviving record dates from 739 and names the village Ingenhaim. The first two syllables may comes from the Germanic given/Christian name, "Ingo". "Heim" occurs frequently in place names in countries where the local language is or has been a dialect of German: it is from the same root as the English word "home" and may refer to a grouping of houses or to a farmstead.

History

Between 1802 and 1853 the village was the centre for a consistory for Protestant communities in the surrounding settlements of Dettwiller, Ernolsheim-lès-Saverne, Schwindratzheim, Alteckendorf, Waltenheim-sur-Zorn and Duntzenheim. It lost out to Schwindratzheim after 1852 when the parish replaced the consistory as the defining organisational unit for protestant churches in France.

Landmarks

The Protestant church, completed in 1911.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.