Herbitzheim

Herbitzheim
Coat of arms
Herbitzheim
Location within Alsace region Herbitzheim
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Saverne
Canton	Ingwiller
Government
• Mayor (1989–2008)	Michel Kuffler
Area1	21.73 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,957
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	67191 / 67260
Elevation	203–282 m (666–925 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Herbitzheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.

Herbitzheim is one of thirteen member communes of the Association of Sarre-Union region communes.

Location

The village is located in the north west of Alsace, on the Saar Coal Canal at point where the little River Eichel flows into the Saar.

Surrounding communes are Siltzheim to the north, Oermingen in the south-east and Keskastel to the south. To the west the commune is on the border with Sarreguemines in the adjacent Moselle département.

Notable people

• Manfred Jung, poet
• Thomas Voeckler, cyclist, grew up in Herbitzheim

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

• INSEE commune file