Wittenheim

Wittenheim
The town hall
Coat of arms
Wittenheim
Location within Alsace region  Wittenheim
Coordinates: 47°48′29″N 7°20′15″E / 47.8081°N 7.3375°ECoordinates: 47°48′29″N 7°20′15″E / 47.8081°N 7.3375°E
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Mulhouse
Canton	Wittenheim
Intercommunality	Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Antoine Homé
Area^1	19.01 km^2 (7.34 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	14,371
• Density	760/km^2 (2,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	68376 / 68270
Dialling codes	0389[1]
Elevation	223–254 m (732–833 ft) (avg. 230 m or 750 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.

Wittenheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France. It is one of the northern suburbs of the city of Mulhouse, and forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.^[2] The commune contains two mining villages, the Cité Jeune-Bois and the Cité Sainte-Barbe.

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

• INSEE

1. Dialling code for Wittenheim, showing local restaurants' phone numbers
2. "Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Retrieved 2011-04-07.