Petersbach (Bas-Rhin)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Saverne | |
| Canton | Ingwiller | |
| Community association | Hanau-La Petite Pierre | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 52 ' N , 7 ° 16' E | |
| height | 257-383 m | |
| surface | 8.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 647 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 73 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67290 | |
| INSEE code | 67370 | |
Petersbach is a French commune with 647 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ).
geography
The community is located in the Palatinate Forest-Vosges du Nord biosphere reserve . The neighboring communities are Struth in the north, La Petite-Pierre in the southeast, Lohr and Ottwiller in the southwest and Asswiller in the west.
history
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Petersbach belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Zabern district in the Lower Alsace district .
Population development
| 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 | 2014 |
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| 873 | 703 | 704 | 740 | 793 | 725 | 694 | 709 | 666 | 649 |
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 957-960.
Web links
Commons : Petersbach - Collection of images, videos and audio files
