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Also known as Selz

Seltz, view to the village with church (l'église Saint-Etienne) in the background|thumb|275px Seltz (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department of the Grand Est region in north-eastern France. It is located on the Sauer River near its confluence with the Rhine, opposite the German town of Rastatt.

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Seltz is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region. It lies in the Bas-Rhin department and has at various times been part of the arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg and the arrondissement of Wissembourg. The town serves as the capital of the canton of Seltz and is associated with the canton of Wissembourg for electoral purposes.

The municipality has an area of 21 square kilometers and a population of 3,378, comprising 1,625 males and 1,610 females. Seltz is located near the Rhine and Sauer bodies of water and shares borders with Beinheim, Kesseldorf, Munchhausen, and Niederrœdern. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 165 meters. The town is twinned with Obervellach.

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Place details

Locality
Seltz
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Population
3,171
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

52US AQIModerate
PM2.5
7.8 µg/m³
PM10
12.9 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.area km2
21
French commune.name
Seltz
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Seltz Mairie 01.JPG
French commune.caption
The town hall in Seltz
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Seltz.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Haguenau-Wissembourg
French commune.canton
Wissembourg
French commune.INSEE
67463
French commune.postal code
67470
French commune.mayor
Jean-Luc Ball
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.elevation min m
107
French commune.elevation max m
165

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Seltz
Country
France
Population
3204
Area
21
Elevation
119
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Sauer
Capital of
canton of Seltz
Shares border with
Wintzenbach
Official website
www.ville-seltz.fr
Image
Seltz-02-St Etienne-Ortseingang-gje.jpg
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twinned administrative body
Obervellach
Commons category
Seltz
postal code
67470
associated electoral district
canton of Wissembourg
different from
Selz
male population
1625
female population
1610
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-88-05-59-05
fax number
+33-3-88-86-13-50
native label
Selz
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Population
  • Landmarks
  • Twin Towns - Sister Cities
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Seltz, view to the village with church (l'église Saint-Etienne) in the background|thumb|275px Seltz (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department of the Grand Est region in north-eastern France. It is located on the Sauer River near its confluence with the Rhine, opposite the German town of Rastatt.

==History==

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

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