Ungersheim

Commune in Grand Est, France
Commune in Grand Est, France
Ungersheim
Ungersche
Commune
The town hall in Ungersheim
The town hall in Ungersheim
Flag of Ungersheim
Flag
Coat of arms of Ungersheim
Coat of arms
Location of Ungersheim
Map
(2020–2026)
Jean-Claude Mensch[1]
Area
1
13.51 km2 (5.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,432
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68343 /68190
Elevation212–241 m (696–791 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ungersheim (French pronunciation: [uŋ(ɡ)əʁsaim] ; Alemannic German: Ungersche) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of Grand Est in eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.[3]

It is known for:

  • the Écomusée d'Alsace [fr], an open-air museum showing:
    • 70 old, rebuilt Alsatian-style houses;
    • many workshops of local traditional crafts with working craftspeople;
    • the "Eden Palladium", a unique museum of old-timer carrousels and attractions still working;
  • "Le Bioscope", a leisure park dedicated to environmental questions, proposing amusing and educating activities.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,113—    
1975 1,280+2.02%
1982 1,430+1.60%
1990 1,457+0.23%
1999 1,633+1.28%
2007 1,991+2.51%
2012 2,062+0.70%
2017 2,341+2.57%
Source: INSEE[4]
  • Saint Michael Church
    Saint Michael Church
  • Silo of EAGGF
    Silo of EAGGF

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 légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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  • Official site of the Écomusée d'Alsace (in French) and German
  • Official site of the Bioscope (in French) and German
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