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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Altkirch | |
| Canton | Altkirch | |
| Community association | Sundgau | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 37 ′ N , 7 ° 18 ′ E | |
| height | 296-403 m | |
| surface | 2.38 km 2 | |
| Residents | 228 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 96 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68130 | |
| INSEE code | 68303 | |
 Mairie Schwoben |
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Schwoben is a French commune with 228 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 Schwoben im Sundgau is located on the Thalbach , a right tributary of the Ill . Départementsstraße 419 runs from Altkirch to Basel north of the village center .
Neighboring communities of Schwoben are Tagsdorf in the north-west and north, Hausgauen in the east, Bettendorf in the south and Hirsingue in the south-west.
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 141 | 113 | 119 | 123 | 122 | 167 | 255 | 270 | 228 |
For a long time, Schwoben had the smallest town hall ( Mairie ) in France. This is indicated by a display on the 18th century bridge over the Thalbach, on which there is now a new town hall. Opposite the town hall is a stone book with the names of all the mayors of Schwoben from 1792 until today.
In the center of the village there are still remains of a bunker from the First World War.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , p. 78.
