Dambach-la-Ville

Dambach-la-Ville (German: Dambach) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.[3]

Dambach-la-Ville
Dàmbàch
Panorama of Dambach-la-Ville, seen towards southeast and the plain
Location of Dambach-la-Ville
Dambach-la-Ville
Dambach-la-Ville
Coordinates: 48°19′29″N 7°25′41″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSélestat-Erstein
CantonObernai
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Claude Hauller[1]
Area
1
28.83 km2 (11.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,207
  Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
DemonymDambachois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67084 /67650
Elevation164–662 m (538–2,172 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies northwest of Sélestat, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains.

Dambach-la-Ville is known for its quality wines.

History

The village was first recorded in 1125 as Tambacum. In the thirteenth century, the Bishop of Strasbourg, Berthold I of Teck, made Dambach annex two local villages, Altenwiller and Oberkirch. The Chapelle of Saint-Sébastien is located in what used to be Oberkirch.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,051    
1975 2,039−0.08%
1982 1,907−0.95%
1990 1,800−0.72%
1999 1,973+1.02%
2007 1,924−0.31%
2012 2,016+0.94%
2017 2,201+1.77%
Source: INSEE[5]

Twin towns

Dambach-la-Ville is twinned with:

Wine

Dambach-la-Ville is the largest wine-producing village in Alsace. Its vineyards produce one of the finest Alsacian wines: the Grand Cru Frankstein.

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Hervé de Chalendar, article Villages disparus (6): Dambach, the city that absorbed its neighbors,newspaper L'Alsace,2012.
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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