Haegen

Haegen (German: Hägen) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Haegen

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Haegen overlooked by the Château du Grand-Geroldseck
Coat of arms
Location of Haegen
Haegen
Haegen
Coordinates: 48°42′53″N 7°20′23″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSaverne
CantonSaverne
IntercommunalityPays de Saverne
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Bernard Bich
Area
1
20.32 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
677
  Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67179 /67700
Elevation195–587 m (640–1,926 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2004650    
2006636−2.2%
2007637+0.2%
2008637+0.0%
2009638+0.2%
2010633−0.8%
2011643+1.6%
2012657+2.2%
2013670+2.0%
2014684+2.1%
2015689+0.7%
2016691+0.3%

Geography

Haegen is a mountain village located on the western frontier of Alsace which at this point coincides with the western frontier of the Alemanish dialect area. Across the Vosges Mountains to the west of the commune is Lorraine.

On the Alsace side, neighbouring communes are Saverne and Gottenhouse to the north-east, and Thal-Marmoutier and Reinhardsmunster to the south-east.

Landmarks

The commune contains the ruined remains of a twelfth-century castle, one of the earliest surviving castles in the North Vosges region, and of a fourteenth-century smaller fortress. These are known as the Château du Grand-Geroldseck and the Château du Petit-Geroldseck.

See also

References

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


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