Waltenheim
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Mulhouse | |
| Canton | Brunstatt | |
| Community association | Saint-Louis agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 ′ N , 7 ° 26 ′ E | |
| height | 268-313 m | |
| surface | 2.32 km 2 | |
| Residents | 532 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 229 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68510 | |
| INSEE code | 68357 | |
 Town hall Waltenheim |
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Waltenheim is a French commune with 532 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the canton of Brunstatt and community association Saint-Louis Agglomération .
geography
The municipality of Waltenheim is located in the Sundgau , halfway between the cities of Mulhouse and Basel . The highest point is at 313 meters above sea level on the municipal border with Uffheim , while the village center is 285 meters above sea level.
Neighboring communities of Waltenheim are Geispitzen in the north, Sierentz in the east, Uffheim in the southeast and south, Magstatt-le-Bas in the southwest and Kœtzingue in the west.
history
The name goes back to a noble family in the 12th century. At that time - in the year 1135 - this sex is mentioned. Various members of the Waltenheim family went down in history, as contemporary documents show. At least in 1533 the village called Waltenheim already existed.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 112 | 126 | 173 | 300 | 357 | 505 | 555 | 532 |
Attractions
- Church of St. Peter and Paul in Waltenheim
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 1168-1169.
