Hunspach

Hunspach Hunschpàch
Commune
Main Street in Hunspach
Coat of arms
Location of Hunspach
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Coordinates: 48°57′N 7°56′E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Wissembourg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bertrand Wahl[1]
Area ^1	5.49 km^2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	621
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67213 /67250
Elevation	138–207 m (453–679 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hunspach (French pronunciation: [unspax] or [unʃpax]) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3] In 2020 it was voted the «Village préféré des Français» (France's favourite village).^[4]

Geography

The commune lies a short distance to the south of Wissembourg within the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park.

Sights

The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.

Hunspach has retained much of its traditional architecture. The houses are white and in the Alsatian half timbered style. Open central yards offer glimpses of the working farms within.

Photo gallery

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See also

• Ouvrage Schoenenbourg
• 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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. "Hunspach, élu village préféré des Français 2020". Paris Match. 2 July 2020.