Leimbach, Haut-Rhin

Leimbach
The town hall in Leimbach
Location of Leimbach
Leimbach
Leimbach
Coordinates: 47°47′37″N 7°06′07″E / 47.7936°N 7.1019°E / 47.7936; 7.1019
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementThann-Guebwiller
CantonCernay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Ziegler[1]
Area
1
3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
928
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68180 /68800
Elevation326–663 m (1,070–2,175 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Leimbach (French pronunciation: [laimbak] ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Etymology

Leimbach was historically attested as Leymbach in 1223. The toponym Leimbach is of Germanic origin, cognate to modern German Lehm, denoting clay. The Germanic hydronym *-bak(i) entered the French language via High German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form -bach and Romantic -bais.[3]

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Caljouw, William Robert (1981). "Germanic elements in French Toponymy". University of British Columbia: 148, 150. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Retrieved 2021-01-12. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)