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Location within Alsace region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Saverne |
| Canton | Sarre-Union |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Sarre-Union |
| Mayor | Bernard Schaeffer (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 213–277 m (699–909 ft) |
| Land area1 | 14.42 km2 (5.57 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 859 (2006) |
| - Density | 60 /km2 (160 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67183/ 67260 |
| 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. | |
Harskirchen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
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Harskirchen lies in the French Saar region, in the extreme northwest of Alsace. It is on the eastern bank of the Saar Coal Canal, which connects the Saar River with the Rhine-Marne Canal.
Like many villages in Alsace in and the German Upper Rhineland, Harskirhen contains both a Protestant church and a Catholic church. The Lutheran church dates from the eighteenth century and is decorated in the Baroque style, while the nineteenth century Catholic church is distinguished by a nineteenth century Neo Gothic tower.