Morschwiller-le-Bas

Morschwiller-le-Bas ([mɔʁʃvilɛʁ lə ba]; German: Niedermorschweiler) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.[2]

Morschwiller-le-Bas

Niedermorschwiller
The town hall in Morschwiller-le-Bas
Coat of arms
Location of Morschwiller-le-Bas
Morschwiller-le-Bas
Morschwiller-le-Bas
Coordinates: 47°44′12″N 7°16′16″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementMulhouse
CantonKingersheim
IntercommunalityMulhouse Alsace Agglomération
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Josiane Mehlen
Area
1
7.55 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,766
  Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68218 /68790
Elevation248–311 m (814–1,020 ft)
(avg. 265 m or 869 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Composer and organist Julien Koszul (1844–1927), grandfather to both mathematician Jean-Louis Koszul and composer Henri Dutilleux, was born in Morschwiller-le-Bas.

See also

  • Communes of the Haut-Rhin département

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Retrieved 2011-04-07.



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