Haegen

For the place in Germany, see Hägen.

Haegen (French pronunciation: [ɛɡən] ^ⓘ; German: Hägen) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[2]

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Commune
Haegen overlooked by the Château du Grand-Geroldseck
Coat of arms
Location of Haegen
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Coordinates: 48°42′53″N 7°20′23″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Saverne
Canton	Saverne
Intercommunality	Pays de Saverne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Pierre Oberlé[1]
Area 1	20.32 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	652
• Density	32.1/km2 (83.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67179 /67700
Elevation	195–587 m (640–1,926 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	502	—
1975	512	+0.28%
1982	511	−0.03%
1990	569	+1.35%
1999	627	+1.08%
2007	637	+0.20%
2012	657	+0.62%
2017	677	+0.60%
Source: INSEE[3]

Geography

Haegen is a mountain village located on the western frontier of Alsace which at this point coincides with the western frontier of the Alemanish dialect area. Across the Vosges Mountains to the west of the commune is Lorraine.

On the Alsace side, neighbouring communes are Saverne and Gottenhouse to the north-east, and Thal-Marmoutier and Reinhardsmunster to the south-east.

Landmarks

The commune contains the ruined remains of a twelfth-century castle, one of the earliest surviving castles in the North Vosges region, and of a fourteenth-century smaller fortress. These are known as the Château du Grand-Geroldseck and the Château du Petit-Geroldseck.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department