Luemschwiller
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Altkirch | |
| Canton | Altkirch | |
| Community association | Sundgau | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 ′ N , 7 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 283-408 m | |
| surface | 7.27 km 2 | |
| Residents | 777 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 107 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68720 | |
| INSEE code | 68191 | |
 Town hall and school building Luemschwiller |
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Luemschwiller (German Lümschweiler ) is a French commune with 777 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the arrondissement Altkirch , the canton Altkirch and the municipality association Sundgau .
geography
The municipality of Luemschwiller is located in the Sundgau , south of Mulhouse and northeast of Altkirch in a side valley of the Ill river .
Neighboring communities of Luemschwiller are Zillisheim in the north, Steinbrunn-le-Haut in the east, Obermorschwiller in the south-east, Emlingen in the south, Walheim in the south-west, Tagolsheim in the west and Illfurth in the north-west.
history
In the 12th century the place was called Limmiswiler . He was knowingly subordinate to the lords of Altkirch , later of Ferrette and from 1324 to 1648 the Habsburgs . A palace and a synagogue were built under the Reinach family .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| 504 | 516 | 535 | 644 | 674 | 682 | 705 | 777 |
St. Christophorus Church in Luemschwiller
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges chapel
See also
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 70-72.
