Herbitzheim
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Herbitzheim | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Herbitzheim  | |
  Herbitzheim  Herbitzheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°00′56″N 7°05′06″E / 49.0156°N 7.085°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Saverne |
| Canton | Ingwiller |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Kuffler[1] |
Area 1 | 21.73 km2 (8.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,842 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67191 /67260 |
| Elevation | 203–282 m (666–925 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Herbitzheim (French pronunciation: [ɛʁbitsaim]) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]
Herbitzheim is one of 45 member communes of the Communauté de communes de l'Alsace Bossue.
Location
[edit]The village is located in the north west of Alsace, on the Canal de la Sarre at the point where the little river Eichel flows into the Saar.
Surrounding communes are Siltzheim to the north, Oermingen in the south-east and Keskastel to the south. To the west the commune is on the border with Sarreguemines in the adjacent Moselle département.
Notable people
[edit]- Thomas Voeckler, cyclist, grew up in Herbitzheim
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
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