Dambach-la-Ville
| Dambach-la-Ville Dàmbàch | ||
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Panorama of Dambach-la-Ville, seen towards southeast and the plain | ||
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  Dambach-la-Ville | ||
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Location within Alsace region  Dambach-la-Ville | ||
| Coordinates: 48°19′29″N 7°25′41″E / 48.3247°N 7.4281°ECoordinates: 48°19′29″N 7°25′41″E / 48.3247°N 7.4281°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein | |
| Canton | Barr | |
| Intercommunality | Bernstein et l'Ungersberg | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Gérard Zippert | |
| Area1 | 28.83 km2 (11.13 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,979 | |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67084 / 67650 | |
| Elevation | 164–662 m (538–2,172 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Dambach-la-Ville (German: Dambach) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
It lies northwest of Sélestat, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains.
Dambach-la-Ville is known for its quality wines.
Demography
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 2035 | 2051 | 2039 | 1907 | 1800 | 1973 | 1979 |
Twin towns
Dambach-la-Ville is twinned with:
Wine
Dambach-la-Ville is the largest wine-producing village in Alsace. Its vineyards produce one of the finest Alsacian wines: the Grand Cru Frankstein.
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