Seppois-le-Haut
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Seppois-le-Haut | |
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 The town hall in Seppois-le-Haut | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Seppois-le-Haut  | |
  Seppois-le-Haut  Seppois-le-Haut | |
| Coordinates: 47°32′02″N 7°11′04″E / 47.5339°N 7.1844°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Altkirch |
| Canton | Masevaux-Niederbruck |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabien Ulmann[1] |
Area 1 | 6.27 km2 (2.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 504 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68306 /68580 |
| Elevation | 379–432 m (1,243–1,417 ft) (avg. 390 m or 1,280 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Seppois-le-Haut (French pronunciation: [sɛpwa lə o] ⓘ; German: Obersept; Alsatian: Owersept) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department and, since January 1, 2021, in the territory of the European Community of Alsace, in the Grand Est region.
The village is located in the extreme southwest of Sundgau. It is at the confluence of the Largue, which crosses it, and the Grumbach. It is more or less equidistant from Mulhouse to the north, Belfort to the southwest and Basel to the east. It borders the neighboring village of Seppois-le-Bas.
History
Seppois-le-Bas was hard hit during the conflicts of the First World War. The commune was decorated on November 2, 1921 with the Croix de Guerre 1914-1918.
Economy
Despite its location near the “automotive of the future” competitiveness cluster (Mulhouse, Belfort, Sochaux-Montbéliard) and the Basel site in full economic expansion, the village remains largely rural.
Demography
In 2019, the town had 507 inhabitants, an increase of 4.75% compared to 2013 (Haut-Rhin: +1.1%, France excluding Mayotte: +2.17%).
