Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin

Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin (German: Breitenbach; Alsatian: Bräitebàch or Bräiteba) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin
New town hall of Breitenbach
Location of Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin
Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin
Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin
Coordinates: 48°01′27″N 7°06′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonWintzenheim
IntercommunalityVallée de Munster
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Monique Hans
Area
1
9.37 km2 (3.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
813
  Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68051 /68380
Elevation414–1,165 m (1,358–3,822 ft)
(avg. 440 m or 1,440 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Its inhabitants are Breitenbachois. Its official name distinguishes it from Breitenbach, Bas-Rhin.

The place name appears in thirteenth-century documents, and is composed of the words breit ("wide") and bach ("stream"). The valley in which it lies was a possession of the Abbey of Munster until the French Revolution.

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