Wisembach
Appearance
Wisembach | |
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Coordinates: 48°15′29″N 7°06′25″E / 48.2581°N 7.1069°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Vosges |
Arrondissement | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges |
Canton | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges-2 |
Intercommunality | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Rachel Voinson[1] |
Area 1 | 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 425 |
• Density | 38/km2 (97/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 88526 /88520 |
Elevation | 420–982 m (1,378–3,222 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Wisembach is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Etymology
[edit]The toponym Wisembach is of Germanic origin, deriving from High German wisa (cognate to modern German Wiese), denoting meadow. The Germanic hydronym *-bak(i) entered the French language via High German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form -bach and Romantic -bais.[3]
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 381 | — |
1975 | 363 | −0.69% |
1982 | 356 | −0.28% |
1990 | 370 | +0.48% |
1999 | 428 | +1.63% |
2007 | 402 | −0.78% |
2012 | 406 | +0.20% |
2017 | 409 | +0.15% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Caljouw, William Robert (1981). "Germanic elements in French Toponymy". University of British Columbia: 148–149. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
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(help) - ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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