Schweighouse-sur-Moder

Schweighouse-sur-Moder (French pronunciation: [ʃvajɡuz syʁ mɔdɛʁ] ^ⓘ, lit. 'Schweighouse on Moder'; German: Schweighausen) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3]

Schweighouse-sur-Moder
Commune
The church in Schweighouse-sur-Moder
Coat of arms
Location of Schweighouse-sur-Moder
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Coordinates: 48°49′N 7°44′E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Haguenau
Intercommunality	CA Haguenau
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Specht[1]
Area 1	9.91 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,116
• Density	516/km2 (1,340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67458 /67590
Elevation	143–174 m (469–571 ft) (avg. 158.5 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.

The name of the commune was officially changed from Schweighausen to Schweighouse-sur-Moder in September 1949.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,203	—
1975	3,813	+2.52%
1982	4,134	+1.16%
1990	4,354	+0.65%
1999	4,595	+0.60%
2007	4,559	−0.10%
2012	4,911	+1.50%
2017	4,939	+0.11%
Source: INSEE[5]

Twin towns

Schweighouse-sur-Moder is twinned with:

• Marano Lagunare, Italy

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department