Wisembach
Wisembach is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Wisembach | |
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 The church and surroundings in Wisembach | |
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Location of Wisembach 
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| Coordinates: 48°15′29″N 7°06′25″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Vosges |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges |
| Canton | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges-2 |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Pascal Schnelzauer |
| Area 1 | 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 409 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 88526 /88520 |
| Elevation | 420–982 m (1,378–3,222 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Etymology
The toponym Wisembach is of Germanic origin, deriving from High German wisa (cognate to modern German Wiese), denoting meadow. The Germanic hydronym *-bak(i) entered the French language via High German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form -bach and Romantic -bais.[2]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2006 | 399 | — |
| 2007 | 402 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 404 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 407 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 406 | −0.2% |
| 2011 | 406 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 406 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 406 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 406 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 405 | −0.2% |
| 2016 | 403 | −0.5% |
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Caljouw, William Robert (1981). "Germanic elements in French Toponymy". University of British Columbia. pp. 148–149. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
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