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Largitzen
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Largitzen (; Jurassien: Lairdgie) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
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Largitzen is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Hirsingue, the arrondissement of Altkirch, and the region of Upper Alsace. It is part of the Grand Est administrative division. The municipality borders Hindlingen, Hirtzbach, Hirsingue, and Friesen. Its official name is Largitzen, and it is associated with the canton of Masevaux-Niederbruck for electoral purposes.
The area of the commune is 5.6 square units. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 352 residents (159 male and 155 female) and another citing 291. The postal code is 68580. Largitzen received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. Elevation data ranges from 397 to 431 meters above sea level. The timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Largitzen
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Largitzen, Mairie.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Largitzen
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Largitzen (68).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Altkirch
- French commune.canton
- Masevaux-Niederbruck
- French commune.INSEE
- 68176
- French commune.postal code
- 68580
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Paul Gnaedig
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 385
- French commune.elevation min m
- 366
- French commune.elevation max m
- 431
- French commune.area km2
- 5.6
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Largitzen
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Altkirch
- Population
- 352
- Area
- 5.6
- Elevation
- 404
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Seppois-le-Haut
- Image
- Largitzen, Mairie.jpg
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- Commons category
- Largitzen
- postal code
- 68580
- associated electoral district
- canton of Masevaux-Niederbruck
- male population
- 159
- female population
- 155
- P8168
- Patrick Gallagher
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-89-07-61-77
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Largitzen (; Jurassien: Lairdgie) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
== History == In 1914, the front line ran just by Largitzen, placing it in the zone controlled by the German Empire. Separated by only a few kilometers from Largitzen, the neighboring towns of Ueberstrass and Friesen remained French.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Largitzen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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