Eguisheim
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Alsace |
Department | Haut-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Colmar |
Canton | Wintzenheim |
Mayor | Pierre Hussherr (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 191 m–764 m (avg. 210 m) |
Land area¹ | 14,13 km² |
Population² (1999) |
1548 |
- Density | 109/km² (1999) |
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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Eguisheim (German: Egisheim) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin département of Alsace, France. Population (1999): 1,548.
The commune was the birthplace of Pope Leo IX on June 21, 1002.
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