Wisembach

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Wisembach
Commune
The church and surroundings in Wisembach
The church and surroundings in Wisembach
Coat of arms of Wisembach
Coat of arms
Location of Wisembach
Wisembach is located in France
Wisembach
Wisembach
Coordinates: 48°15′29″N 7°06′25″E / 48.2581°N 7.1069°E / 48.2581; 7.1069Coordinates: 48°15′29″N 7°06′25″E / 48.2581°N 7.1069°E / 48.2581; 7.1069
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentVosges
ArrondissementSaint-Dié-des-Vosges
CantonSaint-Dié-des-Vosges-2
IntercommunalitySaint-Dié-des-Vosges
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Pascal Schnelzauer
Area
1
11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
414
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.

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.[2]

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006399—    
2007402+0.8%
2008404+0.5%
2009407+0.7%
2010406−0.2%
2011406+0.0%
2012406+0.0%
2013406+0.0%
2014406+0.0%
2015405−0.2%
2016403−0.5%

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Caljouw, William Robert (1981). "Germanic elements in French Toponymy". University of British Columbia. pp. 148–149. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Retrieved 2021-01-12.

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