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Commune in Grand Est, France Commune in Grand Est, France
Wattwiller Wǎttwillr
Commune
A general view of WattwillerA general view of Wattwiller
Coat of arms of WattwillerCoat of arms
Location of Wattwiller
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Coordinates: 47°50′13″N 7°10′51″E / 47.8369°N 7.1808°E / 47.8369; 7.1808
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementThann-Guebwiller
CantonCernay
IntercommunalityThann-Cernay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Mathieu Ermel
Area13.61 km (5.25 sq mi)
Population1,648
 • Density120/km (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code68359 /68700
Elevation266–1,121 m (873–3,678 ft)
(avg. 360 m or 1,180 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wattwiller (French pronunciation: [vatvilɛʁ] ; Alemannic German: Wǎttwillr; German: Wattweiler) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of the Grand Est region, which lies in the north-eastern part of France.

Wattwiller ruins in 1920

Located near the Vosges mountain rocky spur of Hartmannswillerkopf, Wattwiller was a strategic village in the Alsace, and suffered attacks in or near it during the Thirty Years' War and in both World Wars.

Nowadays Wattwiller is best known for its mineral water. Wattwiller is also located on the Alsace Wine Route.

  • Mineral water plant Mineral water plant

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,020—    
1975 1,135+1.54%
1982 1,186+0.63%
1990 1,506+3.03%
1999 1,593+0.63%
2007 1,721+0.97%
2012 1,731+0.12%
2017 1,634−1.15%
2020 1,678+0.89%
Source: INSEE

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. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Haut-Rhin Communes of the Haut-Rhin department


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