Wattwiller
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Wattwiller (French pronunciation: [vatvilɛʁ] ⓘ; Alemannic German: Wǎttwillr; German: Wattweiler) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of the Grand Est region, which lies in the north-eastern part of France.
Wattwiller
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 A general view of Wattwiller | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Wattwiller | |
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| Coordinates: 47°50′13″N 7°10′51″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Thann-Guebwiller |
| Canton | Cernay |
| Intercommunality | Thann-Cernay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Mathieu Ermel[1] |
Area 1 | 13.61 km2 (5.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,636 |
| • Density | 120.2/km2 (311.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68359 /68700 |
| Elevation | 266–1,121 m (873–3,678 ft) (avg. 360 m or 1,180 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Located near the Vosges mountain rocky spur of Hartmannswillerkopf, Wattwiller was a strategic village in the Alsace, and suffered attacks in or near it during the Thirty Years' War and in both World Wars.
Nowadays Wattwiller is best known for its mineral water. Wattwiller is also located on the Alsace Wine Route.
Mineral water plant
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,020 | — |
| 1975 | 1,135 | +1.54% |
| 1982 | 1,186 | +0.63% |
| 1990 | 1,506 | +3.03% |
| 1999 | 1,593 | +0.63% |
| 2007 | 1,721 | +0.97% |
| 2012 | 1,731 | +0.12% |
| 2017 | 1,634 | −1.15% |
| 2020 | 1,678 | +0.89% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
