Wattwiller

Wattwiller
Wǎttwillr
Commune
A general view of Wattwiller
A general view of Wattwiller
Coat of arms of Wattwiller
Coat of arms
Location of Wattwiller
Wattwiller is located in France
Wattwiller
Wattwiller
Location within France
Wattwiller is located in Grand Est
Wattwiller
Wattwiller
Location within Grand Est
Coordinates: 47°50′13″N 7°10′51″E / 47.8369°N 7.1808°E / 47.8369; 7.1808
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementThann-Guebwiller
CantonCernay
IntercommunalityThann-Cernay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Mathieu Ermel
Area
1
13.61 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Highest elevation
1,121 m (3,678 ft)
Lowest elevation
266 m (873 ft)
Population
 (2023)
1,636
 • Density120.2/km2 (311.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68359 /68700
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wattwiller (French pronunciation: [vatvilɛʁ] ⓘ; Alemannic German: Wǎttwillr; German: Wattweiler) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of the Grand Est region, which lies in the north-eastern part of France.

Wattwiller ruins in 1920

Located near the Vosges mountain rocky spur of Hartmannswillerkopf, Wattwiller was a strategic village in the Alsace, and suffered attacks in or near it during the Thirty Years' War and in both World Wars.

Nowadays Wattwiller is best known for its mineral water. Wattwiller is also located on the Alsace Wine Route.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,020—    
1975 1,135+1.54%
1982 1,186+0.63%
1990 1,506+3.03%
1999 1,593+0.63%
2007 1,721+0.97%
2012 1,731+0.12%
2017 1,634−1.15%
2023 1,636+0.02%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE