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Schweighouse-sur-Moder

Coordinates: 48°49′N 7°44′E / 48.82°N 7.73°E / 48.82; 7.73
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Schweighouse-sur-Moder
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The church in Schweighouse-sur-Moder
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Schweighouse-sur-Moder is located in France
Schweighouse-sur-Moder
Schweighouse-sur-Moder
Schweighouse-sur-Moder is located in Grand Est
Schweighouse-sur-Moder
Schweighouse-sur-Moder
Coordinates: 48°49′N 7°44′E / 48.82°N 7.73°E / 48.82; 7.73
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementHaguenau-Wissembourg
CantonHaguenau
IntercommunalityCA Haguenau
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Specht[1]
Area
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9.91 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,050
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67458 /67590
Elevation143–174 m (469–571 ft)
(avg. 158.5 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Schweighouse-sur-Moder (French: [ʃvajɡuz syʁ mɔdɛʁ], lit.'Schweighouse on Moder'; German: Schweighausen) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]

The name of the commune was officially changed from Schweighausen to Schweighouse-sur-Moder in September 1949.[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,203—    
1975 3,813+2.52%
1982 4,134+1.16%
1990 4,354+0.65%
1999 4,595+0.60%
2007 4,559−0.10%
2012 4,911+1.50%
2017 4,939+0.11%
Source: INSEE[5]

Twin towns

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Schweighouse-sur-Moder is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Décret du 5 septembre 1949 portant changement de nom de la commune de Schweighausen (Bas-Rhin), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0211, 7 September 1949, p. 8978.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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