Petersbach

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Petersbach
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The Protestant church in Petersbach
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Location of Petersbach
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Petersbach
Coordinates: 48°52′18″N7°16′05″E / 48.8717°N 7.2681°E / 48.8717; 7.2681 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 (20202026) Christian Fauth [1]
Area
1
8.88 km2 (3.43 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019) [2]
660
  Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67370 /67290
Elevation257–383 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]

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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.

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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 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. INSEE commune file