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Also known as Oberehnheim

Obernai (Alsatian: Owernah; ) is commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It lies on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains.

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Obernai is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region and the Bas-Rhin department. It serves as the capital of the canton of Obernai and is located in the arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein. The town shares borders with Ottrott, Barr, Bernardswiller, and Bischoffsheim. As a member of the Décapole, it has a postal code of 67210.

The municipality covers an area of 25.74 square kilometers. Its population is recorded as 12,587, comprising 5,482 males and 5,797 females. Another source lists the population as 12,138. The elevation above sea level is noted as 572 meters in one dataset, while other sources indicate elevations of 188 and 191 meters. Obernai is twinned with Pully and Gengenbach.

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Place details

Locality
Obernai
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Population
12,138
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

25US AQIGood
PM2.5
3.1 µg/m³
PM10
4.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Obernai
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Obernai place marche.JPG
French commune.caption
Place du marché
French commune.image coat of arms
FRA Obernai 67 COA.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Sélestat-Erstein
French commune.canton
Obernai
French commune.INSEE
67348
French commune.postal code
67210
French commune.mayor
Bernard Fischer
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.elevation m
185
French commune.elevation min m
156
French commune.elevation max m
572
French commune.area km2
25.78

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Obernai
Country
France
Continent
Europe
Population
12587
Area
25.74
Elevation
206
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Meistratzheim
Official website
www.obernai.fr
Image
Le centre d'Obernai hivernal depuis le mont national.jpg
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postal code
67210
twinned administrative body
Gengenbach
topic's main category
Category:Obernai
Commons category
Obernai
category for people born here
Q8744501
Commons gallery
Obernai
category of associated people
Category:People from Obernai
associated electoral district
canton of Obernai
male population
5482
female population
5797
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-88-49-95-95
fax number
+33-3-88-49-90-83
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Population
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Sights
  • Notable people
  • Born in Obernai
  • Active in Obernai
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Obernai (Alsatian: Owernah; ) is commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It lies on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains.

Obernai is a rapidly growing city, its number of inhabitants having gone up from 6,304 in 1968 to 12,587 in 2023.

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

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