Balschwiller
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Altkirch | |
| Canton | Masevaux | |
| Community association | Sud Alsace Largue | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 40 ′ N , 7 ° 10 ′ E | |
| height | 273-348 m | |
| surface | 9.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 757 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 77 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68210 | |
| INSEE code | 68018 | |
Balschwiller ( German Balschweiler ) is a French commune with 757 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). Balschwiller is a member of the Sud Alsace Largue community association . The municipality of Balschwiller is located on the Largue and the Rhine-Rhône Canal in Sundgau , six kilometers north of Dannemarie .
history
The village was first mentioned in 728.
From 1871 to the end of the First World War , Balschwiller and today's district of Ueberkumen (then Überkümen ) belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and were assigned to the Altkirch district in the Upper Alsace district .
On September 26, 1972, Ueberkumen was incorporated into Balschwiller.
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 726 | 529 | 553 | 542 | 600 | 669 | 762 | 824 | 757 |
coat of arms
Description of coat of arms : In red a continuous golden St. Andrew's cross .
Attractions
- St. Morandus Church with some listed statues and sculptures
- Restored lavoir (wash house) from the 19th century
St. Morandus Church
Wash house
School and town hall building
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 283-285.
Web links
- Balschwiller on the CCPA site (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Balschwiller: 528, Ueberkuemen: 198; Register of municipalities Germany 1900 - Altkirch district