Wattwiller (French pronunciation: [vatvilɛʁ] ; Alemannic German: Wǎttwillr; German: Wattweiler) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of the Grand Est region, which lies in the north-eastern part of France.

Wattwiller
Wǎttwillr
A general view of Wattwiller
A general view of Wattwiller
Coat of arms of Wattwiller
Location of Wattwiller
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Wattwiller is located in France
Wattwiller
Wattwiller
Wattwiller is located in Grand Est
Wattwiller
Wattwiller
Coordinates: 47°50′13″N 7°10′51″E / 47.8369°N 7.1808°E / 47.8369; 7.1808
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementThann-Guebwiller
CantonCernay
IntercommunalityThann-Cernay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Mathieu Ermel[1]
Area
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13.61 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,668
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68359 /68700
Elevation266–1,121 m (873–3,678 ft)
(avg. 360 m or 1,180 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Wattwiller ruins in 1920

Located near the Vosges mountain rocky spur of Hartmannswillerkopf, Wattwiller was a strategic village in the Alsace, and suffered attacks in or near it during the Thirty Years' War and in both World Wars.

Nowadays Wattwiller is best known for its mineral water. Wattwiller is also located on the Alsace Wine Route.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,020—    
1975 1,135+1.54%
1982 1,186+0.63%
1990 1,506+3.03%
1999 1,593+0.63%
2007 1,721+0.97%
2012 1,731+0.12%
2017 1,634−1.15%
2020 1,678+0.89%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE