Lauterbourg
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Commune of Lauterbourg |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Wissembourg |
| Canton | Lauterbourg |
| Intercommunality | Lauter |
| Mayor | Jean-Michel Fetsch (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 104 m–129 m (avg. 115 m) |
| Land area¹ | 11.25 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2,269 |
| - Density | 201.7/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67261/ 67630 |
| 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. | |
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Lauterbourg (German: Lauterburg) is a French commune in the département of Bas-Rhin and the région of Alsace. Situated on the German border and not far from the German city of Karlsruhe, it is the easternmost commune in mainland France (which excludes Corsica and the overseas departments). The German town across the border is Neulauterburg.
[edit] Geography
The commune is located along the border of Germany as well as near the Lauter and Rhine rivers.
[edit] External links
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