Petersbach

Petersbach
Commune
The Protestant church in Petersbach
Coat of arms
Location of Petersbach
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Coordinates: 48°52′18″N7°16′05″E / 48.8717°N 7.2681°E / 48.8717; 7.2681
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Saverne
Canton	Ingwiller
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Fauth [1]
Area 1	8.88 km2 (3.43 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	677
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67370 /67290
Elevation	257–383 m (843–1,257 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Petersbach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. ^[3]

Peteresbach is within the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord) that lies in the northern foothills of the Vosges Mountains.

Industry/Economy

At the eastern end of the town is the headquarters and major plant for fr:Grands Chais de France, a major French wine and spirit maker and exporter. It produces over 1m bottles of wine annually.

Culture

The local cultural ties to Germany are strong, including the use of a Rhenish Franconian dialect.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file