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Bouxwiller is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region. It lies in the Bas-Rhin department, specifically in the arrondissement of Saverne and the historical area of Unterelsaß. The town serves as the capital of the canton of Bouxwiller. Its administrative inception date is recorded as 1973-03-01, and it replaced Imbsheim in this capacity.
The commune covers an area of 25.59 square kilometers and has an elevation of 219 meters. Its population is listed as 4,169, comprising 1,933 males and 2,030 females. Bouxwiller shares borders with Obersoultzbach, Bosselshausen, Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel, and Geiswiller. The postal code for the area is 67330.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bouxwiller
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,994
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Grand Est
- Department
- Bas-Rhin
- Arrondissement
- Saverne
- Canton
- Bouxwiller
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Patrick Michel
- Area
- 25.59 km (9.88 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 3,754
- Density
- 146.7/km (379.9/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 67061 /67330
- Elevation
- 177–322 m (581–1,056 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Accueil | Mairie de Bouxwiller
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Encyclopedic overview
Bouxwiller ( French pronunciation: [buksvilɛʁ] ; German: Buchsweiler, [ˈbʊksˌvaɪ̯lɐ]; Alemannic German: Buxwiller, or Busswiller) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department, Alsace, Grand Est, northeastern France. Likely meaning "Bucco's land", Bouxwiller is the capital of the Bouxwiller canton and is located within the Saverne arrondissement about 34 kilometres (21 mi) northwest of Strasbourg.
The earliest known mention of Bouxwiller dates to 724 AD. In the 13th century, the town came into possession of the Lichtenberg family, who constructed the Château de Bouxwiller here in the early 14th century. Bouxwiller was the capital of the County of Hanau-Lichtenberg, and residence of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg, throughout its existence from 1480 to 1736. The Château de Bouxwiller was pillaged during the French Revolution and its remnants were gone by the early 19th century. In 1973, the villages of Griesbach-le-Bastberg, Imbsheim, and Riedheim were incorporated into the commune of Bouxwiller.
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