Neuf-Brisach

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Coordinates: 48°01′08″N 7°31′45″E / 48.0188888889, 7.52916666667

Commune of Neuf-Brisach Aerial photography of Neuf-Brisach
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Alsace
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Colmar
Canton	Neuf-Brisach (chief town)
Mayor	Maurice Zimmerle (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	194 m–198 m (avg. 197 m)
Land area¹	1.33 km²
Population² (1999)	2,197
- Density	1,651/km² (1999)
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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Neuf-Brisach (German: Neubreisach) is a commune of the Haut-Rhin département, in France. The town's names in French and German mean "New Breisach", referring to the German town Breisach, located on the other side of the Rhine.

The aerial photography shows the artificial layout of the town built as fortification. The plans were drawn by Marquis de Vauban, a military engineer at the service of Louis XIV. After the peace of Ryswick 1697 and the loss of Breisach to Habsburg France built this fortified town to guard the border.

[edit] Notable residents

• François-Joseph Offenstein (1760-1837) Commandant in chief of the town during the French Revolutionary Wars
• Vauban (1633-1707) military engineer who conceived the fortification of the city
• Saint-Just (1767-1794) French revolutionary leader

[edit] External links

• Neuf-Brisach. Trois siècles d'histoire de la fortification (French - Pictures - Animations)
• Neuf-Brisach: Pictures
• Webpage about the fortress of Neuf-Brisach