Soufflenheim, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France

This photograph of the Church of St. Michel in Soufflenheim is from the village website at www.ot-soufflenheim.fr.

See also (on this website):

• Site Map for This Genealogy
• Alsace
  
• Soufflenheim Records:
  • Microfilm Records for Soufflenheim
    
  • Names Identified on the Soufflenheim Records
    
  • Families Identified in the Soufflenheim Records
  • Soufflenheim Parish Census, 1761
  • The Destruction of Soufflenheim Records
  • Online Indexes to Baptisms, Births, Marriages, and Deaths
  • Inventories and Other Legal Records
• Emigration
  • Emigrants from Soufflenheim to the United States and Canada
    
  • Immigrant Ships from Alsace to America (Some Passengers from Soufflenheim)
• More about the Voegele Family:
  • The Voegele Family
    
  • Family Tree of the Voegele Family of Soufflenheim
    

Soufflenheim is the village where my Voegele ancestors originated. It is also the ancestral home of the Nuwer family, many of whom are listed in this genealogy. It is located in the northern part of Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Soufflenheim is sometimes known (in German) as Sufflenheim.

Soufflenheim is well-known for its pottery.

Location

• 35 km NNE of Strasbourg.
• Latitude 48.83N, Longitude 7.97E
  • Source: "Global Gazetteer" at www.calle.com/world

The first map below shows the location of Alsace in the northeast corner of France. The second map shows the location of Soufflenheim within Alsace.

These maps are from the website "Beienvenue à Soufflenheim" at www.ot-soufflenheim.fr/htm/Cartographie_us.htm.

Population

Source: "The Communities of Alsace: Soufflenheim" at http://www.smithancestry.com/alsace/alsaceaz

• 1792: 1,700
• 1851: 3,080
• 1905: 3,261
• 1936: 3,471
• 1990: 4,269
• 2000: 4,500

Religious Composition in 1807

Source: "The Communities of Alsace: Soufflenheim" at http://www.smithancestry.com/alsace/alsaceaz.

• Catholic: 99%
• Lutheran: <1%
• Calvinist: <1%

Internet Genealogies with Soufflenheim Ancestors

• Soufflenheim Genealogy Research and History by Robert Wideen
  • This website features some interesting Soufflenheim history pages and transcriptions of other Soufflenheim records
• Ingatius Hauser and Aloysia Zuber of New Germany Ontario by Philip John Hauser

Soufflenheim Records on Microfilm

• Microfilm Records
• Names Identified on The Soufflenheim Microfilm Reels
• Online Indexes to Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths

Internet Links

• Index of Names from Soufflenheim Records:
  • Soufflenheim Baptism Index, 1748-1793
  • Soufflenheim Birth Index, 1792-1862
  • Soufflenheim Marriage Index, 1743-1882
  • Soufflenheim Death Index, 1787-1882
• Tourism in France - Soufflenheim
• The Communities of Alsace - Soufflenheim
• Yahoo! France - Soufflenheim
• AES Consulting - Soufflenheim

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