Wittenheim

Wittenheim
Wìttana
The town hall
Location of Wittenheim
Wittenheim
Wittenheim
Coordinates: 47°48′29″N 7°20′15″E / 47.8081°N 7.3375°E / 47.8081; 7.3375
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementMulhouse
CantonWittenheim
IntercommunalityMulhouse Alsace
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Antoine Homé[1] (PS)
Area
1
19.01 km2 (7.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
15,491
 • Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68376 /68270
Dialling codes0389[3]
Elevation223–254 m (732–833 ft)
(avg. 230 m or 750 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wittenheim (French pronunciation: [vitənaim] ; in Alsatian Wìttana, Alemannic German pronunciation: [ˈvɪd̥ana]) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department, Grand Est, northeastern France. It is one of the northern suburbs of the city of Mulhouse, and forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.[4] The commune contains two mining villages, the Cité Jeune-Bois and the Cité Sainte-Barbe.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 10,055—    
1975 12,562+3.23%
1982 13,380+0.91%
1990 14,324+0.86%
1999 15,026+0.53%
2007 14,451−0.49%
2012 14,512+0.08%
2017 14,317−0.27%
Source: INSEE[5]

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. ^ Dialling code for Wittenheim, showing local restaurants' phone numbers
  4. ^ "Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE