Imbsheim is a village and a former

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the

Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ''Unterelsàss'', ' or '; traditional german: links=no, Niederrhein; en, Lower Rhine) is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its low ...

department, eastern

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. Since March 1, 1973, this village has been an associated commune of Bouxwiller. Its population is 536 (2019).Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
INSEE

Names

The village was mentioned in 1178 as ''Ummenesheim'' which probably comes from ''Umbiniacum''. formed by the Paleo-European root meaning a terrain obstacle or hollow, since the village is located near Bastberg Hill.

Heraldry

Upon the arms of the village is emblazoned "Coupé au premier d'argent au buste de Saint-Martin de carnation mitré et nimbé d'or, vêtu pontificalement d'azur et d'argent, bénissant de la dextre et tenant de la senestre un livre d'or, au deuxième d'or au lion de gueules et à la bordure du même."

Nickname in Alsatian language

*Steinbicker (the stone miners), in reference to the quarrying of ancient stones in the hills of Bastberg.

References

{{authority control Former communes of Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia Populated places disestablished in 1973