Haegen

Haegen (German: Hägen) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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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 (2014-2020)	Bernard Bich
Area ^1	20.32 km^2 (7.85 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	677
• Density	33/km^2 (86/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2004	650	—
2006	636	−2.2%
2007	637	+0.2%
2008	637	+0.0%
2009	638	+0.2%
2010	633	−0.8%
2011	643	+1.6%
2012	657	+2.2%
2013	670	+2.0%
2014	684	+2.1%
2015	689	+0.7%
2016	691	+0.3%

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

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.