Dambach-la-Ville

Dambach-la-Ville
Dàmbàch
Commune
Panorama of Dambach-la-Ville, seen towards southeast and the plain

Coat of arms
Dambach-la-Ville
Location within Grand Est region
Dambach-la-Ville
Coordinates: 48°19′29″N 7°25′41″E / 48.3247°N 7.4281°E / 48.3247; 7.4281Coordinates: 48°19′29″N 7°25′41″E / 48.3247°N 7.4281°E / 48.3247; 7.4281
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Sélestat-Erstein
Canton Obernai
Intercommunality Bernstein et l'Ungersberg
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Claude Hauller
Area1 28.83 km2 (11.13 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,979
 • Density 69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 67084 /67650
Elevation 164–662 m (538–2,172 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Dambach-la-Ville (German: Dambach) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

It lies northwest of Sélestat, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains.

Dambach-la-Ville is known for its quality wines.

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,035—    
19682,051+0.8%
19752,039−0.6%
19821,907−6.5%
19901,800−5.6%
19991,973+9.6%
20061,979+0.3%

Twin towns

Dambach-la-Ville is twinned with:

Wine

Dambach-la-Ville is the largest wine-producing village in Alsace. Its vineyards produce one of the finest Alsacian wines: the Grand Cru Frankstein.

See also

References

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