Wangenbourg-Engenthal

Wangenbourg-Engenthal (French pronunciation: [vaŋɡənbuʁ ɛŋɡəntal]; German: Wangenburg-Engenthal, Alsatian: Wàngeburi-Angedààl) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3] The commune was established in November 1974 from the former communes Engenthal and Wangenbourg.^[4]

Wangenbourg-Engenthal
Commune
A general view of Wangenbourg
Coat of arms
Location of Wangenbourg-Engenthal
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Coordinates: 48°38′N 7°18′E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Molsheim
Canton	Saverne
Intercommunality	Mossig et Vignoble
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Acker[1]
Area 1	31.52 km2 (12.17 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,339
• Density	42.48/km2 (110.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67122 /67710
Elevation	284–964 m (932–3,163 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune is not a single settlement, but rather an administrative unit comprising the following eight mountain hamlets:

• Engenthal-le-Bas
• Engenthal-le-Haut
• Freudeneck
• les Huttes
• Obersteigen
• Schneethal
• Windsbourg
• Wolfsthal

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,218	—
1975	1,244	+0.30%
1982	1,176	−0.80%
1990	1,159	−0.18%
1999	1,182	+0.22%
2007	1,366	+1.82%
2012	1,365	−0.01%
2017	1,354	−0.16%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department