Muespach

Muespach
region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Altkirch
Canton	Altkirch
Community association	Sundgau
Coordinates	47 ° 33 ' N , 7 ° 23' E Coordinates: 47 ° 33 ' N , 7 ° 23' E
height	371-471 m
surface	11.37 km 2
Residents	899 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	79 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	68640
INSEE code	68221
	; Mairie Muespach

Muespach ( German also Müspach ) is a French commune with 899 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the canton Altkirch and community association Sundgau .

geography

The municipality of Muespach is located in the valley of the Gersbach , which arises from the confluence of the Muesbach and Willerbach and flows into the Ill a few kilometers further west . The Sundgau community is 18 kilometers from Altkirch and 18 kilometers from Basel .

Neighboring communities of Muespach are Berentzwiller in the north, Knœringue in the northeast, Muespach-le-Haut in the east, Fislis and Werentzhouse in the south, Durmenach in the southwest and Roppentzwiller and Steinsoultz in the west.

The community owned a train station on the Waldighoffen – Saint-Louis-la-Chaussée railway from 1915. This comprised a siding and a loading siding. Passenger traffic was discontinued in 1955 and the line closed in 1960.