Ammerschwihr

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Ammerschwihr
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Coat of arms of Ammerschwihr
Coat of arms
Ammerschwihr is located in France
Ammerschwihr
Ammerschwihr
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Location within Alsace region
Ammerschwihr is located in Alsace
Ammerschwihr
Ammerschwihr
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Country France
Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Intercommunality Vallée de Kaysersberg
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Marie Fritsch
Area1 19.66 km2 (7.59 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,938
 • Density 99/km2 (260/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 68005 / 68770
Elevation 193–882 m (633–2,894 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 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.

Ammerschwihr (German: Ammerschweier) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.

Its inhabitants are called Ammerschwihriens.

Geography

Ammerschwihr is a small town located on the Wine Road of Alsace. Its main economical resources come from wine-growing, in particular its famous vineyard Kaefferkopf, situated on a hill, and one of the Alsace Grand Cru vineyards.

Demography

  • 1836: 2000
  • 1962: 1341
  • 1968: 1405
  • 1975: 1448
  • 1982: 1566
  • 1990: 1869
  • 1999: 1892
  • 2006: 1938

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