Carspach
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Carspach (French pronunciation: [kaʁspak] ⓘ; German: Karspach) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
Carspach | |
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The town hall in Carspach | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Carspach | |
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| Coordinates: 47°36′58″N 7°12′46″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Altkirch |
| Canton | Altkirch |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rémi Spillmann[1] |
Area 1 | 17.17 km2 (6.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,091 |
| • Density | 121.8/km2 (315.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68062 /68130 |
| Elevation | 283–397 m (928–1,302 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,558 | — |
| 1975 | 1,500 | −0.54% |
| 1982 | 1,448 | −0.50% |
| 1990 | 1,399 | −0.43% |
| 1999 | 1,620 | +1.64% |
| 2007 | 1,816 | +1.44% |
| 2012 | 2,045 | +2.40% |
| 2017 | 2,044 | −0.01% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Etymology
Carspach has historically been attested as Charoltespach in 877 and Karolspach in 1266. The toponym Carspach is of Germanic origin, deriving from the anthroponym Charoald. The Germanic hydronym *-bak(i) entered the French language via High German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form -bach and Romantic -bais.[4]
