Kaysersberg Vignoble

Coordinates: 48°08′20″N 7°15′50″E / 48.139°N 7.264°E / 48.139; 7.264
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Kaysersberg Vignoble
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Kaysersberg Vignoble is located in France
Kaysersberg Vignoble
Kaysersberg Vignoble
Kaysersberg Vignoble is located in Grand Est
Kaysersberg Vignoble
Kaysersberg Vignoble
Coordinates: 48°08′20″N 7°15′50″E / 48.139°N 7.264°E / 48.139; 7.264
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonSainte-Marie-aux-Mines
IntercommunalityVallée de Kaysersberg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Martine Schwartz[1]
Area
1
35.45 km2 (13.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,401
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68162 /68240
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Kaysersberg Vignoble (French pronunciation:

canton of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, which itself is a subdivision of the Colmar-Ribeauvillé arrondissement
.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,775—    
1975 4,752−0.07%
1982 4,464−0.89%
1990 4,619+0.43%
1999 4,489−0.32%
2007 4,718+0.62%
2012 4,617−0.43%
2017 4,523−0.41%
Source: INSEE[5]

Education

Schools in the commune include:[6]

  • Collège Albert Schweitzer (junior high school located in Kaysersberg)
  • École maternelle Bristel (nursery school located in Kaysersberg)
  • École maternelle Alspach (nursery school located in Kaysersberg)
  • École maternelle et élémentaire Les Crecelles (nursery and primary school located in Kientzheim)
  • École maternelle et élémentaire Les Hirondelles (nursery and primary school located in Sigolsheim)
  • Groupe Scolaire Jean Geiler (nursery and primary school located in Kaysersberg)

The Lycée Seijo, was a Japanese boarding school,[7] which operated in Kientzheim from 1986 to 2005.[8] The European Centre for Japanese Studies in Alsace (French: Centre européen d'études japonaises, CEEJA, Japanese: アルザス・欧州日本学研究所 Aruzasu Ōshū Nihongaku Kenkyūsho) is now located on the site of the former school.[9]

Tourism

As the name suggests the commune is surrounded by vineyards where Alsace wine of excellent quality is produced. The commune lies on the Route des Vins d'Alsace.

There are a number of castles which are all within walking distance of each other: the ruin of Kaysersberg Castle in Kaysersberg, Chateau des Ifs, Château de Lupfen-Schwendi and Château de Reichenstein in Kientzheim. The ruin of Château du Wineck in Katzenthal is also within walking distance.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de Kaysersberg Vignoble (68162), INSEE
  4. ^ Arrêté 14 July 2015 (in French)
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Education on the Kaysersberg Vignoble website
  7. ^ Home page" (). Lycée Seijo. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "8, route d'Ammerschwihr, 68240 KIENTZHEIM, FRANCE"
  8. ^ "Seijo Gakuen closes French campus." (archived from the original) The Japan Times. Sunday February 13, 2005. Retrieved on 2 January 2013.
  9. L'Alsace
    . 19 March 2013. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "L'ancien lycée Seijo, à Kientzheim, a accueilli des élèves japonais entre les années 1980 et 2006. On y trouve aujourd'hui le Centre européen d'études japonaises."

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