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Westhoffen
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Westhoffen (; ; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
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Westhoffen is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region. It lies in the Bas-Rhin department, specifically in the arrondissement of Molsheim and the canton of Saverne. The administrative entity is also associated with Unterelsaß. The commune shares borders with Balbronn, Cosswiller, Kirchheim, and Odratzheim.
The area of Westhoffen is 20.65 square kilometers. Its population is recorded as 1,720, comprising 830 males and 821 females. The official postal code is 67310. The elevation above sea level is listed as 531 meters. The native label for the location is Weschthoffe.
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Place details
- Locality
- Westhoffen
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,649
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Westhoffen
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Westhoffen Mairie 01.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Westhoffen
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Westhoffen (Bas-Rhin).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Molsheim
- French commune.canton
- Saverne
- French commune.INSEE
- 67525
- French commune.postal code
- 67310
- French commune.mayor
- Pierre Geist
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Mossig et Vignoble
- French commune.elevation min m
- 184
- French commune.elevation max m
- 531
- French commune.area km2
- 20.65
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Official website
Westhoffen | Site officiel de la commune de Westhoffen
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Westhoffen
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Molsheim
- Population
- 1720
- Area
- 20.65
- Elevation
- 313
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Wasselonne
- Official website
- westhoffen.com
- Image
- Westhoffen StMartin01.jpg
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- Commons category
- Westhoffen
- postal code
- 67310
- associated electoral district
- canton of Saverne
- male population
- 830
- female population
- 821
- P8168
- Windward Passage
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-88-50-38-21
- native label
- Weschthoffe
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Encyclopedic overview
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- References
Westhoffen (; ; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
== History == From 1236 Westhofen was a fief of the Holy Roman Empire to the Lords of Lichtenberg, who with their successors Hanau-Lichtenberg will remain the lords of the places until the French Revolution. In the rule of Lichtenberg it was assigned to Amt Westhofen of the same name. In 1332 Westhofen received Town privileges, namely that of Haguenau.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Westhoffen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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