Kembs

Kembs
The town hall in Kembs
Location of Kembs
Kembs
Kembs
Coordinates: 47°41′23″N 7°30′16″E / 47.6897°N 7.5044°E / 47.6897; 7.5044
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementMulhouse
CantonBrunstatt-Didenheim
IntercommunalitySaint-Louis Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joël Roudaire[1]
Area
1
16.45 km2 (6.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
5,694
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68163 /68680
Elevation222–255 m (728–837 ft)
(avg. 241 m or 791 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Kembs (French pronunciation: [kɛms] ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It was founded during Roman times as the city of Cambete.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,009—    
1975 2,211+1.38%
1982 2,575+2.20%
1990 3,016+2.00%
1999 3,739+2.42%
2007 4,284+1.72%
2012 4,855+2.53%
2017 5,257+1.60%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Woolf, G. "Places: 177486 (Cambete)". Pleiades. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE