Eguisheim

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Commune of Eguisheim

Street in Eguisheim
Location
Longitude 07° 18' 24" East
Latitude 48° 02' 37" North
Administration
Country France
Région Alsace
Département Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement Colmar
Canton Wintzenheim
Mayor Pierre Hussherr
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Altitude 191 m–764 m
(avg. 210 m)
Land area¹ 14,13 km²
Population²
(1999)
1548
 - Density (1999) 109/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 68078/ 68420
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France
A window in Eguisheim with an inscription in German
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A window in Eguisheim with an inscription in German

Eguisheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin département of Alsace, France. Population (1999): 1,548.

Eguisheim was the birthplace of Pope Leo IX on June 21, 1002.

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