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Wangenbourg-Engenthal

Wangenbourg-Engenthal
A general view of Wangenbourg
A general view of Wangenbourg
Coat of arms of Wangenbourg-Engenthal
Map
Location of Wangenbourg-Engenthal
Wangenbourg-Engenthal is located in France
Wangenbourg-Engenthal
Wangenbourg-Engenthal
Location within France
Wangenbourg-Engenthal is located in Grand Est
Wangenbourg-Engenthal
Wangenbourg-Engenthal
Location within Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°38′N 7°18′E / 48.63°N 7.30°E / 48.63; 7.30
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementMolsheim
CantonSaverne
IntercommunalityMossig et Vignoble
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Daniel Acker[1]
Area
1
31.52 km2 (12.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,327
  Density42.10/km2 (109.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67122 /67710
Elevation284–964 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.

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]

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

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Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
2023 1,327−0.34%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Wangenbourg-Engenthal, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE