Kirrwiller

Kirrwiller
Commune

Coat of arms
Kirrwiller
Location within Grand Est region
Kirrwiller
Coordinates: 48°48′53″N 7°31′51″E / 48.8147°N 7.5308°E / 48.8147; 7.5308Coordinates: 48°48′53″N 7°31′51″E / 48.8147°N 7.5308°E / 48.8147; 7.5308
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Saverne
Canton Bouxwiller
Government
 • Mayor (2007–2008–2013) Patrice Dietler
Area1 8.18 km2 (3.16 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 520
 • Density 64/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 67242 /67330
Elevation 179–275 m (587–902 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.

Kirrwiller (German: Kirweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin département in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Between 1974 and 2007 Kirrwiller-Bosselshausen was a single commune, but in January 2007, Bosselshausen and Kirrwiller communes were separated.[1]

Kirrwiller is known for its cabaret, the Royal Palace.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Arrêté du 29 décembre 2006 portant modification aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (création de communes) (in French)
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