Traubach-le-Haut
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Haut-Rhin | |
Arrondissement | Altkirch | |
Canton | Masevaux | |
Community association | Sud Alsace Largue | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 40 ′ N , 7 ° 5 ′ E | |
height | 289-372 m | |
surface | 6.91 km 2 | |
Residents | 604 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 87 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 68210 | |
INSEE code | 68337 | |
Town hall and school building |
Traubach-le-Haut ( Alsatian Ìwertràibàch , German Obertraubach ) is a French commune with 604 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 and there to the canton Masevaux and is a member of the community association Sud Alsace Largue .
geography
The municipality of Traubach-le-Haut is located in the area of the Burgundian Gate between Belfort and Mulhouse in the outer southwest of Alsace . The Traubach flows through the municipality, which drains over the Largue to the Ill and thus belongs to the catchment area of the Rhine .
Neighboring communities of Traubach-le-Haut are Guevenatten in the north, Hecken (point of contact) and Falkwiller in the northeast, Buethwiller in the southeast, Traubach-le-Bas in the south and Bréchaumont in the west.
history
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Traubach-le-Haut belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Altkirch district in the Upper Alsace district .
Population development
year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
Residents | 457 | 325 | 356 | 360 | 390 | 400 | 448 | 524 | 604 |
Attractions
- Church of St. John the Baptist ( Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste )
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 330-332.