Rimbach-près-Masevaux

French commune|nomcommune=Rimbach-près-Masevaux
région=Alsace|département=Haut-Rhin
arrondissement=Thann
canton=Masevaux
insee=68275|cp=68290
maire=André Schmuck|mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes
de la Vallée de la
Doller et du Soultzbach |longitude=6.95194444444 |latitude=47.8288888889
alt moy=580 m|alt mini=514 m
alt maxi=1,250 m
hectares=1,666|km²=16.66
sans=503|date-sans=1999|dens=30|date-dens=1999

Rimbach-près-Masevaux (German: "Rimbach bei Masmünster"; variant form of name: "Rimpach") is a commune in the Haut-Rhin "département" of northeastern France. Population (1999): 503.

Lieux-dits, hameaux, écarts: Basse Bers (Niederebersche, Unterbers, Untere Bers), Ermensbach (Armspach, Ermenspach, Ermerspach, Ermspach), Grossenberg (Grosberg), Haute Bers (Oberenbers), Horben (Horb), Johannesberg (Johannisberg, Sankt Johannisberg), Langmatt (Langmatte), Neuerbet (Neu Arbet, Neu Erbet), Riedelsbourg (Riedelsburg), Riesenwald, Ruchberg

Historical population:
* 1806: 674
* 1851: 902
* 1905: 642
* 1936: 515
* 1990: 456

Religious composition in 1851:
* Catholic: 100%
* Lutheran:
* Calvinist:
* Anabaptist:
* Jewish:

Genealogical Records (with Family History Library film numbers):
* Church (Catholic): Rimbach-près-Masevaux was part of the parish of Sewen.
* [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=444538&disp=Registres+de+l%27%C3%A9tat+civil%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Civil] :
** 1793-1882: 0740198-0740200, 1070007, 1687761 City Hall:Mairie, 54 rue Principale, 68290 Rimbach-près-Masevaux

Bibliography and references

* "Patrimoine Doller", the bulletin of the Société d'Histoire de la Vallée de Masevaux, publishes articles on Rimbach-près-Masevaux. Information on this journal can be obtained from the secrétaire-correspondant: M. Jean-Marie Ehret, 8 place de la Mairie, 68290 Oberbruck
* Two volumes of postcard views of this valley, compiled by Jean-Marie Ehret, Monique and Georges Redhaber, Bernard Sutter and Daniel Willmé, have been published by the Centre de Ressources des Vosges du Sud: "La vallée de Masevaux à l'orée du siècle (1894-1914)" (1995) and "La vallée de Masevaux 1914-1918" (1997). Information can be obtained from: M. Armand Laurent, 1 rue du Buhl, 68290 Dolleren
* Historical and genealogical information from the [http://www.cdhf.net/fr/ Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles] in Guebwiller: [http://www.cdhf.net/fr/index.php?t=villages&d=villages&c=villages&f=show&lieu=950 Rimbach-près-Masevaux]