Oberhergheim

Oberhergheim
region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Thann-Guebwiller
Canton	Ensisheim
Community association	Center du Haut-Rhin
Coordinates	47 ° 58 ' N , 7 ° 24' E Coordinates: 47 ° 58 ' N , 7 ° 24' E
height	197-207 m
surface	19.86 km 2
Residents	1,202 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	61 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	68127
INSEE code	68242

Oberhergheim is a French commune with 1202 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin département in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller and the canton of Ensisheim .

geography

The municipality of Obehergheim is located on the left bank of the Ill , on the right-hand side the Canal Vauban runs , which here turns north-east towards Neuf-Brisach . In the west, the municipality extends to the Alte Thur .

history

From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Oberhergheim belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Gebweiler district in the Upper Alsace district .

Population development

year	1910	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2017
Residents	1,042	874	894	903	957	1071	1102	1212	1202

Attractions

The classicist St. Leodegar Church ( Église Saint-Léger ), which was completed in 1844, houses a listed organ from 1853, which is considered to be one of the best preserved and most representative of its time, both plastically and musically.