Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin

Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin (German: Breitenbach) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin
New town hall of Breitenbach
Coat of arms
Location of Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin
Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin
Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin
Coordinates: 48°01′27″N 7°06′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonWintzenheim
IntercommunalityVallée de Munster
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pierre Gsell
Area
1
9.37 km2 (3.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
828
  Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68051 /68380
Elevation414–1,165 m (1,358–3,822 ft)
(avg. 440 m or 1,440 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Breitenbach

Its inhabitants are Breitenbachois. Its official name distinguishes it from Breitenbach, Bas-Rhin.

The place name appears in thirteenth-century documents, with the significance of breit ("wide"), bach ("stream"). The valley in which it lies was a possession of the Abbey of Munster until the French Revolution.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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