Wittenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪtn̩haɪ̯m]; French pronunciation: [vitənaim] (listen); Alsatian: Wettena, [vetәna]) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department, Grand Est, northeastern France. It is one of the northern suburbs of the city of Mulhouse, and forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.[4] The commune contains two mining villages, the Cité Jeune-Bois and the Cité Sainte-Barbe.
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Wittenheim | |
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 47°48′29″N 7°20′15″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Haut-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Mulhouse |
Canton | Wittenheim |
Intercommunality | Mulhouse Alsace |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Antoine Homé[1] |
Area 1 | 19.01 km2 (7.34 sq mi) |
Population | 14,776 |
• Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 68376 /68270 |
Dialling codes | 0389[3] |
Elevation | 223–254 m (732–833 ft) (avg. 230 m or 750 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 10,055 | — |
1975 | 12,562 | +3.23% |
1982 | 13,380 | +0.91% |
1990 | 14,324 | +0.86% |
1999 | 15,026 | +0.53% |
2007 | 14,451 | −0.49% |
2012 | 14,512 | +0.08% |
2017 | 14,317 | −0.27% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
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