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Metzeral
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Metzeral () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The commune is located in the historical and cultural region of Alsace.
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Metzeral is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Munster, Haut-Rhin, Upper Alsace, and the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé. It is located in the Grand Est region and shares borders with Linthal, Luttenbach-près-Munster, Sondernach, and Muhlbach-sur-Munster. The commune has an area of 30.43 and an elevation above sea level of 1345. Its postal code is 68380, and it is associated with the canton of Wintzenheim for electoral purposes.
The population of Metzeral is 1086, comprising 546 males and 514 females. The commune received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. Its official name is Metzeral, and it maintains an official website and contact information for its municipal administration.
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Place details
- Locality
- Metzeral
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,109
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Metzeral
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Metzeral's town hall.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Metzeral
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Metzeral (68).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Colmar-Ribeauvillé
- French commune.canton
- Wintzenheim
- French commune.INSEE
- 68204
- French commune.postal code
- 68380
- French commune.mayor
- Denise Buhl
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Vallée de Munster
- French commune.elevation m
- 484
- French commune.elevation min m
- 456
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1364
- French commune.area km2
- 30.43
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Metzeral
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Colmar
- Population
- 1058
- Area
- 30.43
- Elevation
- 915
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- La Bresse
- Official website
- www.metzeral.fr
- Image
- Metzeral (vue générale).JPG
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- Commons category
- Metzeral
- postal code
- 68380
- associated electoral district
- canton of Wintzenheim
- male population
- 546
- female population
- 514
- P8168
- John V
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-89-77-60-03
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Encyclopedic overview
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Metzeral () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The commune is located in the historical and cultural region of Alsace.
==History== Founded in 817 it is the oldest village in the greater valley of Munster. Metzeral, along with the rest of Alsace remained under Frankish control until the Frankish realm, following the Oaths of Strasbourg of 842, was formally dissolved in 843 at the Treaty of Verdun; the grandsons of Charlemagne divided the realm into three parts. Alsace formed part of the Middle Francia, which was ruled by the eldest grandson Lothar I.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Metzeral” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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