Schwenheim

Schwenheim
Commune

Coat of arms
Schwenheim
Location within Grand Est region
Schwenheim
Coordinates: 48°42′51″N 7°24′48″E / 48.7142°N 7.4133°E / 48.7142; 7.4133Coordinates: 48°42′51″N 7°24′48″E / 48.7142°N 7.4133°E / 48.7142; 7.4133
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Saverne
Canton Saverne
Intercommunality Pays de Marmoutier
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Alain Koehler
Area1 4.96 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population (2010)2 661
  Density 130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 67459 /67440
Elevation 194–262 m (636–860 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.

Schwenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It was first called "Schweinheim" (Schwein means "pig" in German), but it changed 19 July 1953.

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