Keskastel
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Keskastel
Kàschel | |
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Coordinates: 48°58′19″N 7°02′41″E / 48.9719°N 7.0447°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Saverne |
Canton | Ingwiller |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gabriel Glath[1] |
Area 1 | 18.87 km2 (7.29 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,493 |
• Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 67234 /67260 |
Elevation | 209–275 m (686–902 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Keskastel (French pronunciation: [kɛskastɛl]) is a commune in the northwest of the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]
Geography
Kernkastel is positioned on the banks of the Saar. Surrounding communes are Herbitzheim and Sarralbe to the north with Schopperten and Sarre-Union to the south.
The village is the meeting point of several roads, the largest of them being the Route Nationale RN61 (
railway
line.
One pillar of the local economy is tourism. There is a camping place with a bathing area: angling facilities are also available, and the village is positioned on a long distance walking path that tracks the Saar.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,366 | — |
1975 | 1,297 | −0.74% |
1982 | 1,316 | +0.21% |
1990 | 1,362 | +0.43% |
1999 | 1,438 | +0.61% |
2009 | 1,567 | +0.86% |
2014 | 1,557 | −0.13% |
2020 | 1,501 | −0.61% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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