Mertzwiller
Mertzwiller
Merzwiller | |
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The town hall in Mertzwiller | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Mertzwiller | |
Mertzwiller Mertzwiller | |
| Coordinates: 48°51′49″N 7°40′50″E / 48.8636°N 7.6806°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
| Canton | Reichshoffen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Schweighoffer[1] |
Area 1 | 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,367 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67291 /67580 |
| Elevation | 152–207 m (499–679 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mertzwiller (German: Merzweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,948 | — |
| 1975 | 3,282 | +1.55% |
| 1982 | 3,408 | +0.54% |
| 1990 | 3,524 | +0.42% |
| 1999 | 3,507 | −0.05% |
| 2007 | 3,504 | −0.01% |
| 2012 | 3,413 | −0.52% |
| 2017 | 3,355 | −0.34% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Notable people
- Sam Marx, father of the Marx Brothers
- Joseph-Paul Strebler, missionary and bishop in Togo
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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