Altenach

Altenach
region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Altkirch
Canton	Masevaux
Community association	Sud Alsace Largue
Coordinates	47 ° 36 ' N , 7 ° 7' E Coordinates: 47 ° 36 ' N , 7 ° 7' E
height	313-386 m
surface	6.18 km 2
Residents	393 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	64 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	68210
INSEE code	68002
	; Saint-Sylvestre church

Altenach is a French commune with 393 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region ( Alsace until 2015 ). She is a member of the community association Sud Alsace Largue .

geography

The municipality of Altenach an der Largue is located in the area of the Burgundian Gate in southwest Sundgau , not far from the border with the Territoire de Belfort . Of Altkirch is Altenach about 13, from Belfort about 25 kilometers away.

history

Altenach was first mentioned in 1302 and at that time belonged to the county of Pfirt (Ferrette). The origin of the place name is assumed to be in the name "Alti Ach" ("Old Bach").

From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Altenach belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Altkirch district in the Upper Alsace district .