Mertzwiller

Mertzwiller (German: Merzweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3]

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Commune
The town hall in Mertzwiller
Coat of arms
Location of Mertzwiller
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Coordinates: 48°51′49″N 7°40′50″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Reichshoffen
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Schweighoffer[1]
Area 1	6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,367
• Density	484/km2 (1,250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67291 /67580
Elevation	152–207 m (499–679 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 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	2,948	—
1975	3,282	+1.55%
1982	3,408	+0.54%
1990	3,524	+0.42%
1999	3,507	−0.05%
2007	3,504	−0.01%
2012	3,413	−0.52%
2017	3,355	−0.34%
Source: INSEE[4]

Notable people

• Sam Marx, father of the Marx Brothers
• Joseph-Paul Strebler, missionary and bishop in Togo

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department