Ammerschwihr

Ammerschwihr (French pronunciation: [aməʁʃviʁ] ^ⓘ; German: Ammerschweier) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3]

Ammerschwihr
Commune
The church in Ammerschwihr
Coat of arms
Location of Ammerschwihr
Ammerschwihr Show map of France Ammerschwihr Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°07′34″N 7°16′57″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton	Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Intercommunality	Vallée de Kaysersberg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Reinstettel[1]
Area 1	19.66 km2 (7.59 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,594
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	68005 /68770
Elevation	193–882 m (633–2,894 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Its inhabitants are called Ammerschwihriens.

Geography

Ammerschwihr is a small town located on the Wine Road of Alsace. Its main economical resources come from wine-growing, in particular its famous vineyard Kaefferkopf, situated on a hill, and one of the Alsace Grand Cru vineyards.

Climate

Ammerschwihr has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Ammerschwihr is 9.4 °C (48.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 828.0 mm (32.60 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.3 °C (64.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.2 °C (34.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Ammerschwihr was 35.7 °C (96.3 °F) on 7 August 2015; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −20.0 °C (−4.0 °F) on 13 January 1987.

Climate data for Ammerschwihr[4] (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1986−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	17.7 (63.9)	19.4 (66.9)	23.5 (74.3)	26.6 (79.9)	30.9 (87.6)	34.5 (94.1)	35.5 (95.9)	35.7 (96.3)	30.4 (86.7)	26.7 (80.1)	19.2 (66.6)	18.6 (65.5)	35.7 (96.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.0 (39.2)	4.8 (40.6)	8.7 (47.7)	13.1 (55.6)	17.1 (62.8)	20.9 (69.6)	22.9 (73.2)	22.7 (72.9)	18.1 (64.6)	13.1 (55.6)	7.8 (46.0)	4.7 (40.5)	13.2 (55.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.4 (34.5)	2.1 (35.8)	5.4 (41.7)	9.2 (48.6)	13.2 (55.8)	16.8 (62.2)	18.8 (65.8)	18.7 (65.7)	14.5 (58.1)	10.2 (50.4)	5.3 (41.5)	2.3 (36.1)	9.8 (49.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−1.1 (30.0)	−0.7 (30.7)	2.1 (35.8)	5.4 (41.7)	9.2 (48.6)	12.6 (54.7)	14.7 (58.5)	14.7 (58.5)	10.9 (51.6)	7.2 (45.0)	2.7 (36.9)	0.0 (32.0)	6.5 (43.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−20.0 (−4.0)	−17.4 (0.7)	−13.5 (7.7)	−7.0 (19.4)	−0.5 (31.1)	3.2 (37.8)	6.3 (43.3)	6.2 (43.2)	2.5 (36.5)	−4.2 (24.4)	−11.7 (10.9)	−17.1 (1.2)	−20.0 (−4.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	67.5 (2.66)	56.6 (2.23)	54.5 (2.15)	53.1 (2.09)	81.7 (3.22)	73.6 (2.90)	73.4 (2.89)	69.3 (2.73)	60.1 (2.37)	74.3 (2.93)	61.1 (2.41)	79.3 (3.12)	804.5 (31.67)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.5	9.3	9.8	9.5	12.0	10.5	10.8	10.0	8.6	10.4	10.6	11.0	122.9
Source: Météo France[5]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,940 —     1800 1,676 −2.07% 1806 1,997 +2.96% 1821 1,946 −0.17% 1831 2,137 +0.94% 1836 2,136 −0.01% 1841 2,149 +0.12% 1846 2,228 +0.72% 1851 2,205 −0.21% 1856 2,014 −1.80% 1861 2,036 +0.22% 1866 1,979 −0.57% 1871 1,862 −1.21% 1875 1,767 −1.30% 1880 1,766 −0.01% 1885 1,676 −1.04% 1890 1,756 +0.94% 1895 1,722 −0.39%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1900 1,639 −0.98% 1905 1,584 −0.68% 1910 1,565 −0.24% 1921 1,384 −1.11% 1926 1,402 +0.26% 1931 1,427 +0.35% 1936 1,507 +1.10% 1946 885 −5.18% 1954 1,424 +6.13% 1962 1,341 −0.75% 1968 1,406 +0.79% 1975 1,448 +0.42% 1982 1,566 +1.13% 1990 1,869 +2.24% 1999 1,892 +0.14% 2007 1,913 +0.14% 2012 1,773 −1.51% 2017 1,779 +0.07%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7]

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin department