Kirchberg (Haut-Rhin)

Kirchberg
region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Thann-Guebwiller
Canton	Masevaux
Community association	Vallée de la Doller et du Soultzbach
Coordinates	47 ° 48 ' N , 6 ° 57' E Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ' N , 6 ° 57' E
height	433–1,070 m
surface	6.74 km 2
Residents	762 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	113 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	68290
INSEE code	68167

Kirchberg is a French commune with 762 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Thann-Guebwiller , the canton Masevaux and the municipality association Vallée de la Doller et Soultzbach, founded in 2001 .

geography

The municipality of Kirchberg is located in the south-eastern Vosges . The Doller river separates Kirchberg from the community of Wegscheid, both of which together form a cohesive area of settlement. The summit of the Ballon d'Alsace (Alsace Belchen), 1247 m high, rises about ten kilometers west of Kirchberg. The municipal area bordering the Franche-Comté region in the southwest is part of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park .

Neighboring communities of Kirchberg are Oberbruck in the north (point of contact), Wegscheid in the northeast, Sickert , Niederbruck and Masevaux in the southeast, Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges in the southwest and Dolleren in the west.