Flexbourg
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  Flexbourg | ||
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Location within Alsace region  Flexbourg | ||
| Coordinates: 48°34′21″N 7°25′54″E / 48.5725°N 7.4317°ECoordinates: 48°34′21″N 7°25′54″E / 48.5725°N 7.4317°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim | |
| Canton | Wasselonne | |
| Intercommunality | Villages du Kehlbach | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Elisabeth Vierling | |
| Area1 | 1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 470 | |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67139 / 67310 | |
| Elevation | 209–273 m (686–896 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Flexbourg (German: Flexburg) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
Decline and revival
Between 1806 and 1836 the registered population increased from 524 to 622, before falling back to 265 by 1962. Since then it has picked up, to stand at 470 in 2006.
See also
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