Wangenbourg-Engenthal

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.[3]

Wangenbourg-Engenthal
A general view of Wangenbourg
A general view of Wangenbourg
Coat of arms of Wangenbourg-Engenthal
Location of Wangenbourg-Engenthal
Wangenbourg-Engenthal is located in France
Wangenbourg-Engenthal
Wangenbourg-Engenthal
Wangenbourg-Engenthal is located in Grand Est
Wangenbourg-Engenthal
Wangenbourg-Engenthal
Coordinates: 48°38′N 7°18′E
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
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,335
  Density42/km2 (110/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.

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

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%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE



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