Neuf-Brisach
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| Commune of Neuf-Brisach | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 07° 31' 45" E |
| Latitude | 48° 01' 08" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Alsace |
| Département | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar |
| Canton | Neuf-Brisach (chief town) |
| Mayor | Maurice Zimmerle (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 194 m–198 m (avg. 197 m) |
| Land area¹ | 1.33 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2,197 |
| - Density (1999) | 1,651/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68231/ 68600 |
| 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). | |
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Neuf-Brisach (German: Neu-Breisach; both names mean New Breisach, referring to the German town, Breisach, which is located just on the other side of the Rhine) is a commune of the Haut-Rhin département, in France.
[edit] Famous residents
- François-Joseph Offenstein (1760-1837) Commandant in chief of the town during the French Revolutionary Wars
- Vauban (1633-1707) military engineer who conceved the fortification of the city
- Saint-Just (1767-1794) French revolutionary leader
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