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Harskirchen

Coordinates: 48°56′01″N 7°02′21″E / 48.9336°N 7.0392°E / 48.9336; 7.0392
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Harskirchen
The Catholic church and Mairie in Harskirchen
The Catholic church and Mairie in Harskirchen
Coat of arms of Harskirchen
Location of Harskirchen
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Harskirchen is located in France
Harskirchen
Harskirchen
Harskirchen is located in Grand Est
Harskirchen
Harskirchen
Coordinates: 48°56′01″N 7°02′21″E / 48.9336°N 7.0392°E / 48.9336; 7.0392
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSaverne
CantonIngwiller
IntercommunalityCC Alsace Bossue
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Benoît Boyon[1]
Area
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14.42 km2 (5.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
888
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67183 /67260
Elevation213–277 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.

Harskirchen (French pronunciation: [aʁskiʁʃən]) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.[3]

Location

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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

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 742—    
1975 811+1.28%
1982 821+0.18%
1990 871+0.74%
1999 847−0.31%
2009 868+0.25%
2014 849−0.44%
2020 882+0.64%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE