Eguisheim

Eguisheim
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Eguisheim is located in France
Eguisheim
Eguisheim
Eguisheim is located in Grand Est
Eguisheim
Eguisheim
Coordinates: 48°02′37″N 7°18′24″E / 48.0436°N 7.3067°E / 48.0436; 7.3067
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonWintzenheim
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Centlivre[1]
Area
1
14.13 km2 (5.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,732
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68078 /68420
Elevation191–764 m (627–2,507 ft)
(avg. 210 m or 690 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Eguisheim (French: [egisaim] ;[3] German: Egisheim; Alsatian: Egsa) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies in the historical region of Alsace (German: Elsass). The village lies on the edge of the Ballons des Vosges Nature Park, where the Vosges meet the Upper Rhine Plain.

Eguisheim is about 7 kilometres (4 mi) from Colmar.

The vineyards around Eguisheim produce Alsace wine of high quality. The village is ranked in the top 20 of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. In May 2013 it was voted the 'Village préféré des Français' (Favorite French Village), an annual distinction that passes from town to town throughout France.[4]

  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. ^ "Localisation et prononciation des noms de lieux d'Alsace commençant par E, F ou G". elsasser.free.fr. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  4. ^ Eguisheim «Village préféré des Français» en 2013 on the lalsace.fr website