Lauterbourg

Lauterbourg
Lüterburi
Railway station with German train
Railway station with German train
Coat of arms of Lauterbourg
Location of Lauterbourg
Map
Lauterbourg is located in France
Lauterbourg
Lauterbourg
Lauterbourg is located in Grand Est
Lauterbourg
Lauterbourg
Coordinates: 48°58′34″N 8°10′28″E / 48.9761°N 8.1744°E / 48.9761; 8.1744
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementHaguenau-Wissembourg
CantonWissembourg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Fetsch[1]
Area
1
11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,339
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67261 /67630
Elevation104–129 m (341–423 ft)
(avg. 115 m or 377 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lauterbourg (French pronunciation: [lotɛʁbuʁ] or [lautəʁbuʁ]; German: Lauterburg) (historically in English: Lauterburgh) is a commune and Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.[3] Situated on the German border and not far from the German city of Karlsruhe, it is the easternmost commune in Metropolitan France (excluding the island of Corsica). The German town across the border is Neulauterburg.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file