Epfig
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein | |
| Canton | Obernai | |
| Community association | Pays de Barr | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 22 ′ N , 7 ° 28 ′ E | |
| height | 160-311 m | |
| surface | 21.90 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,267 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 104 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67680 | |
| INSEE code | 67125 | |
 Town hall Epfig |
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Epfig is a French commune with 2,267 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). The inhabitants call themselves (in French) Epfigeois or Epfigeoises . Epfig's partner municipality is Welkenraedt in Belgium .
history
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Epfig belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Schlettstadt district in the Lower Alsace district .
Population development
| 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
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| 2208 | 1718 | 1666 | 1691 | 1704 | 1753 | 1947 | 2140 | 2267 |
Infrastructure
Epfig has a SNCF train station in the Finkwiller district .
Attractions
- Sainte-Marguerite chapel with an ossuary
Personalities
- Franz Nebel , also François Nebel (1785–1859), Strasbourg banker and President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Bas-Rhin department
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 60-63.
Web links
Commons : Epfig - collection of images, videos and audio files
