Crastatt

Perched at the foot of the Durenberg, near Wasselonne, Crastatt is a modest village of 270 inhabitants whose history dates back to the Middle Ages. Its name appears as early as the 8th century in the archives of the Wissembourg abbeys, and later in those of Marmoutier and Obersteigen. Long contested between the Holy Roman Empire and the Bishopric of Strasbourg, it ultimately became the property of the Bishop of Strasbourg from the 14th century until the French Revolution.

Evidence of ancient occupation was confirmed by the discovery in 1914 of a Merovingian necropolis containing seven graves dating from the 7th century, revealing human presence on the site from that time. At the heart of the village stands the Church of Saint Augustine, with its oldest parts dating back to the 13th century, while the most recent elements date from the 19th century.