Wattwiller

Wattwiller (Alemannic German: Wǎttwillr; German: Wattweiler) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of the Grand Est region, which lies in the north-eastern part of France.

Wattwiller ruins in 1920
Wattwiller

Wǎttwillr
A general view of Wattwiller
Coat of arms
Location of Wattwiller
Wattwiller
Wattwiller
Coordinates: 47°50′13″N 7°10′51″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementThann-Guebwiller
CantonCernay
IntercommunalityThann-Cernay
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Mathieu Ermel
Area
1
13.61 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,634
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68359 /68700
Elevation266–1,121 m (873–3,678 ft)
(avg. 360 m or 1,180 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Located near the Vosges mountain rocky spur of Hartmannswillerkopf, Wattwiller was a strategic village in the Alsace, and suffered attacks in or near it during the Thirty Years' War and in both World Wars.

Nowadays Wattwiller is best known for its mineral water.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
20061,714    
20071,721+0.4%
20081,727+0.3%
20091,734+0.4%
20101,741+0.4%
20111,738−0.2%
20121,731−0.4%
20131,706−1.4%
20141,681−1.5%
20151,656−1.5%
20161,646−0.6%

See also

References

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


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