Westhalten

Westhalten
Commune
A general view of Westhalten

Coat of arms
Westhalten
Location within Grand Est region
Westhalten
Coordinates: 47°57′28″N 7°15′34″E / 47.9578°N 7.2594°E / 47.9578; 7.2594Coordinates: 47°57′28″N 7°15′34″E / 47.9578°N 7.2594°E / 47.9578; 7.2594
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement Thann-Guebwiller
Canton Wintzenheim
Intercommunality Pays Rouffach Vignobles Châteaux
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Gérard Schatz
Area1 10.98 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 979
  Density 89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 68364 /68250
Elevation 217–576 m (712–1,890 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 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.

Westhalten is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Its vineyards produce three of the finest Alsacian wines: the Grands Crus Steinert, Vorbourg and Zinnkoepflé.

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