Harskirchen
Harskirchen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
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 The Catholic church and Mairie in Harskirchen | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Harskirchen 
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| Coordinates: 48°56′01″N 7°02′21″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Saverne |
| Canton | Ingwiller |
| Intercommunality | CC Alsace Bossue |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Marc Schmitt |
| Area 1 | 14.42 km2 (5.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 860 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67183 /67260 |
| Elevation | 213–277 m (699–909 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Location
Harskirchen lies in the valley of the River Saar in the extreme northwest of the cultural and historical region of Alsace. The Canal des houillères de la Sarre, which connects the Canal de la Marne au Rhin in Gondrexange to the canalized Sarre in Sarreguemines, passes through the commune, west of the village centre.
Churches
Like many communities in French Alsace and the German upper Rhineland, Harskirhen has both a Lutheran and a Catholic church. The Lutheran church dates from the eighteenth century and is decorated in the Baroque style, while the nineteenth-century Catholic church is distinguished by its neo-Gothic tower.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1946 | 771 | — |
| 1954 | 686 | −11.0% |
| 1962 | 721 | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 742 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 811 | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 822 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 871 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 847 | −2.8% |
| 2006 | 842 | −0.6% |
| 2016 | 860 | +2.1% |
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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