Masevaux ( is the French name of Màsmìnschter (), a former commune in the
Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin (); Alsatian: ''Owerelsàss'' or '; , . is a department in the Grand Est region, France, bordering both Germany and Switzerland. It is named after the river Rhine; its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less pop ...
On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune
Masevaux-Niederbruck
Masevaux-Niederbruck (; ; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of northeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Masevaux and Niederbruck.Arrêté 22 December 2015
Famous Residents
The organist and composer
Jacques-Louis Battmann
Jacques-Louis Battmann (25 August 1818 – 7 July 1886) was a 19th-century French organist and composer.
Life
Born in Masevaux, Battmann was around 1840 organist in Belfort, later in Vesoul and Dijon, where he also died. He published a total ...