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Guebwiller | |
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Coordinates: 47°54′30″N 7°12′39″E / 47.9083°N 7.2108°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 (2021)[2] | 11,137 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/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. |
Guebwiller (French pronunciation: [ɡebvilɛʁ] ; Alsatian: Gàwiller [ˈkaːviləʁ]; German: Gebweiler) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin département in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It was a sub-prefecture of the department until 2015.[3]
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]