Balbronn

Balbronn

Balbronn
Administration
Country France
Region Alsace
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Molsheim
Canton Wasselonne
Intercommunality Coteaux de la Mossig
Mayor Daniel Reutenauer
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 209–450 m (686–1,480 ft)
Land area1 10.18 km2 (3.93 sq mi)
Population2 665  (2006)
 - Density 65 /km2 (170 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 67018/ 67310
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Balbronn is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

Balbronn's synagogue of 1895 survived the Nazi occupation.[1]

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Geography

Balbronn is located 25 kilometres west of Strasbourg. It is also located close to border of France and Germany.

Demographics

Historical population of Balbronn
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 594 600 587 563 581 602 665
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References

  1. ^ (German) Balbronn (Dep. Bas-Rhin /Alsace / Unterelsass). Retrieved on August 11, 2008.

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