Husseren-les-Châteaux

Husseren-les-Châteaux

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Husseren-les-Châteaux

Coordinates: 48°02′08″N 7°16′54″E / 48.0356°N 7.2817°E / 48.0356; 7.2817Coordinates: 48°02′08″N 7°16′54″E / 48.0356°N 7.2817°E / 48.0356; 7.2817
Country France
Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton Wintzenheim
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Édouard Leiber
Area1 1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 492
  Density 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 68150 / 68420
Elevation 320–595 m (1,050–1,952 ft)
(avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)

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.

Husseren-les-Châteaux (German: Häusern) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.

See also

This village is known for its placement along 'La Route des Vins d'Alsace', a beautifully scenic drive through the vineyards of the Vosges mountains, slightly south of Colmar.

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