Bitschwiller-lès-Thann
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Thann-Guebwiller | |
| Canton | Cernay | |
| Community association | Thann-Cernay | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 50 ' N , 7 ° 5' E | |
| height | 344-1,183 m | |
| surface | 12.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,960 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 155 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68620 | |
| INSEE code | 68040 | |
| Website | www.bitschwiller-les-thann.fr | |
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Bitschwiller-lès-Thann (German Bitschweiler ) is a French commune with 1960 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller and the canton of Cernay .
geography
The municipality of Bitschwiller-lès-Thann is located on the Thur between Thann and Willer-sur-Thur . It is flanked by mountains such as Weckenthalkopf , Grumbachkopf and Erzenbachkopf and is located in the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park . The local mountain of the community is the Thanner Hubel (1180 m), which rises to the west of the village. The saddle-shaped mountain is used for agriculture: cattle breeding, dairy etc. Mountain farm inn.
A narrowing of the valley (La Rochelle) between Bitschwiller and the neighboring municipality of Thann means that the opposite mountain slopes are only about 300 m apart. The other neighboring municipality, Willer-sur-Thur , is two kilometers up the valley.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 2,109 | 2,169 | 2.117 | 1,922 | 2,052 | 2.121 | 2.149 |
Transport links
Bitschwiller-lès-Thann has a station of the SNCF and the grid of the department of roads connected. The Joffre route leads over the Col du Hundsruck to Masevaux in the Doller Valley.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 1262-1265.
See also
Web links
- Bitschwiller-lès-Thann on ccpaysdethann.fr (French)