Wisembach

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Wisembach
Coordinates: 48°15′29″N7°06′25″E / 48.2581°N 7.1069°E / 48.2581; 7.1069
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Canton Saint-Dié-des-Vosges-2
Intercommunality Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Rachel Voinson [1]
Area
1
11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020) [2]
423
  Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
88526 /88520
Elevation420–982 m (1,378–3,222 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wisembach is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

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Etymology

The toponym Wisembach is of Germanic origin, deriving from High German wisa (cognate to modern German Wiese ), denoting meadow. The Germanic hydronym *-bak(i) entered the French language via High German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form -bach and Romantic -bais. [3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 381    
1975 363−0.69%
1982 356−0.28%
1990 370+0.48%
1999 428+1.63%
2007 402−0.78%
2012 406+0.20%
2017 409+0.15%
Source: INSEE [4]

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Caljouw, William Robert (1981). "Germanic elements in French Toponymy". University of British Columbia: 148–149. doi:10.14288/1.0094985 . Retrieved 2021-01-12.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE