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Heiteren () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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Heiteren is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region. It is located in the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé and the canton of Neuf-Brisach, in the Upper Alsace area. The municipality borders the communes of Dessenheim, Obersaasheim, Geiswasser, and Rustenhart.

The area of Heiteren is 22.4 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 209 meters. Its population is recorded as 1,069, comprising 530 males and 510 females. The postal code for the commune is 68600, and it is associated with the canton of Ensisheim for electoral purposes.

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Place details

Locality
Heiteren
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Population
822

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Key facts

French commune.name
Heiteren
French commune.native name
Haitre
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Heiteren, Église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur 1.jpg
French commune.caption
The church in Heiteren
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason de la ville d'Heiteren (68).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Colmar-Ribeauvillé
French commune.canton
Ensisheim
French commune.INSEE
68130
French commune.postal code
68600
French commune.mayor
Dominique Schmitt
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.elevation m
200
French commune.elevation min m
196
French commune.elevation max m
209
French commune.area km2
22.4

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Heiteren
Country
France
Population
1069
Area
22.4
Elevation
200
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Nambsheim
Image
Heiteren, Église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur 1.jpg
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Commons category
Heiteren
postal code
68600
associated electoral district
canton of Ensisheim
male population
530
female population
510
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-89-72-53-48
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Encyclopedic overview

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Heiteren () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

The Song "Ballade von Heiteren" performed by Walter Mossmann is dedicated to the resistance against the construction of the Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant in the 1970s. It describes the organisation of the protests in a roundhouse near Heiteren and the violent repression against the protesters, e.g. by burning down the roundhouse.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heiteren” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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