Wintzenheim

Wintzenheim
Wintzenheim
Commune
	The town hall in Wintzenheim
	Coat of arms
	Location of Wintzenheim
	Wintzenheim Location within France Wintzenheim Location within Grand Est
	Coordinates: 48°04′26″N 7°17′26″E / 48.0739°N 7.2906°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton	Wintzenheim
Intercommunality	Colmar Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2026–32)	Luca Basso
Area 1	18.97 km2 (7.32 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Highest elevation	827 m (2,713 ft)
Lowest elevation	202 m (663 ft)
Population (2023)	8,059
• Density	424.8/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	68374 /68920
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wintzenheim (French pronunciation: [vintsənaim] ^ⓘ; German: Winzenheim) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin département in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geography

Wintzenheim is a town of about 8,000 inhabitants (2020) to the west of Colmar. Colmar is a town which receives very little rain because it benefits from a microclimate (called the micro-climat des Trois-Épis [fr]) due to the effect of a vortex propagated by the Munster valley with winds from the south-west to west. Situated only 3 km (1.9 mi) from Colmar, Wintzenheim benefits from this micro-climate.

History

Until the French Revolution, Wintzenheim was a dependency of the Lords of Hohlandsbourg.The area was historically administered by the Ribeaupierre family. Later, control passed to the Counts of Lupfen. In the 16th century, Lazarus von Schwendi (also known as Lazare de Schwendi) took over its administration. Louvois rewarded general Joseph de Montclar with this fief in 1680.

Population

Its inhabitants are called Wintzenheimois in French.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	6,001	—
1975	6,311	+0.72%
1982	6,441	+0.29%
1990	6,554	+0.22%
1999	7,180	+1.02%
2007	7,610	+0.73%
2012	7,592	−0.05%
2017	7,594	+0.01%
2023	8,059	+1.00%
Source: INSEE

Twin town

Möhnesee in Germany

Sites and monuments

Château du Hohlandsbourg
Château du Pflixbourg
Big Bench Nr 351 in Chapelle des Bois.
La Chapelle Herzog : the sculptures of this neo-gothic chapel are listed as monuments historiques by the French Ministry of Culture.

People

Tomi Ungerer (1931–2019), illustrator best known for his erotic and political illustrations as well as children's books, stayed in Wintzenheim during his childhood. A community hall today bears his name.