Guebwiller (French: Guebwiller, pronounced [ɡebvilɛʁ]; Alsatian: Gàwiller [ˈkaːviləʁ]; German: Gebweiler) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est currently in north-eastern France. It was a sub-prefecture of the department until 2015.[3]
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Location of Guebwiller | |
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Coordinates: 47°54′30″N 7°12′39″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Haut-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Thann-Guebwiller |
Canton | Guebwiller |
Intercommunality | CC de la région de Guebwiller |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Kleitz[1] |
Area 1 | 9.68 km2 (3.74 sq mi) |
Population | 11,020 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 68112 /68500 |
Elevation | 254–620 m (833–2,034 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It is situated 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Mulhouse at the foot of the Vosges mountains. The Ballon de Guebwiller, the highest point in the Vosges, lies 8 km (5.0 mi) to the west of the town.
In 2018, Guebwiller had a population of 11,022 and its urban area had a population of 28,662.[4]
Guebwiller has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Guebwiller is 11.2 °C (52.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 941.7 mm (37.07 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.2 °C (68.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.1 °C (35.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Guebwiller was 39.9 °C (103.8 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −16.3 °C (2.7 °F) on 20 December 2009.
Climate data for Guebwiller (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1991−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.9 (103.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
39.9 (103.8) |
Average high °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 89.7 (3.53) |
77.0 (3.03) |
77.9 (3.07) |
59.7 (2.35) |
83.5 (3.29) |
69.7 (2.74) |
68.0 (2.68) |
78.3 (3.08) |
64.9 (2.56) |
87.9 (3.46) |
74.7 (2.94) |
110.4 (4.35) |
941.7 (37.07) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.0 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 12.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 10.4 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 124.1 |
Source: Meteociel[5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 10,842 | — |
1975 | 11,076 | +0.31% |
1982 | 10,693 | −0.50% |
1990 | 10,944 | +0.29% |
1999 | 11,525 | +0.58% |
2007 | 11,658 | +0.14% |
2012 | 11,440 | −0.38% |
2017 | 11,094 | −0.61% |
Source: INSEE[6] |
Guebwiller was the birthplace of
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