Wangenbourg-Engenthal (French pronunciation: [vaŋɡənbuʁ ɛŋɡəntal]; German: Wangenburg-Engenthal, Alsatian: Wàngeburi-Angedààl) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3] The commune was established in November 1974 from the former communes Engenthal and Wangenbourg.[4]
Wangenbourg-Engenthal | |
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 A general view of Wangenbourg | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wangenbourg-Engenthal  | |
  Wangenbourg-Engenthal  Wangenbourg-Engenthal | |
| Coordinates: 48°38′N 7°18′E / 48.63°N 7.30°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim |
| Canton | Saverne |
| Intercommunality | Mossig et Vignoble |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Acker[1] |
Area 1 | 31.52 km2 (12.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,337 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67122 /67710 |
| Elevation | 284–964 m (932–3,163 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune is not a single settlement, but rather an administrative unit comprising the following eight mountain hamlets:
- Engenthal-le-Bas
- Engenthal-le-Haut
- Freudeneck
- les Huttes
- Obersteigen
- Schneethal
- Windsbourg
- Wolfsthal
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,218 | — |
| 1975 | 1,244 | +0.30% |
| 1982 | 1,176 | −0.80% |
| 1990 | 1,159 | −0.18% |
| 1999 | 1,182 | +0.22% |
| 2007 | 1,366 | +1.82% |
| 2012 | 1,365 | −0.01% |
| 2017 | 1,354 | −0.16% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Wangenbourg-Engenthal, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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