Breitenau (Bas-Rhin)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein | |
| Canton | Dirty | |
| Community association | Vallée de Villé | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 20 ' N , 7 ° 18' E | |
| height | 290-700 m | |
| surface | 4.29 km 2 | |
| Residents | 313 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 73 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67220 | |
| INSEE code | 67062 | |
 Mairie Breitenau |
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Breitenau is a French commune with 313 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region ( Alsace until 2015 ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Sélestat-Erstein and the Canton of Mutzig .
geography
The municipality of Breitenau is located in the valley of the Luttenbach , a tributary of the Giessen in the Vosges . In the southwest, the municipality extends to the 607 m high Col de Fouchy on the border with the Haut-Rhin department .
Neighboring communities of Breitenau are Bassemberg in the north, Villé in the northeast, Neuve-Église in the east, Neubois and Bassemberg in the southeast, Rombach-le-Franc in the southwest and Fouchy in the west.
coat of arms
Description of the coat of arms : Three green alarm clocks on stakes float in silver .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 214 | 225 | 232 | 214 | 208 | 258 | 281 | 313 |
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 1490-1491.
