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Morschwiller-le-Bas

Coordinates: 47°44′12″N 7°16′16″E / 47.7367°N 7.2711°E / 47.7367; 7.2711
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Morschwiller-le-Bas
Niedermorschwiller
The town hall in Morschwiller-le-Bas
The town hall in Morschwiller-le-Bas
Coat of arms of Morschwiller-le-Bas
Location of Morschwiller-le-Bas
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Morschwiller-le-Bas is located in France
Morschwiller-le-Bas
Morschwiller-le-Bas
Morschwiller-le-Bas is located in Grand Est
Morschwiller-le-Bas
Morschwiller-le-Bas
Coordinates: 47°44′12″N 7°16′16″E / 47.7367°N 7.2711°E / 47.7367; 7.2711
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementMulhouse
CantonKingersheim
IntercommunalityMulhouse Alsace Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Josiane Mehlen[1]
Area
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7.55 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,642
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68218 /68790
Elevation248–311 m (814–1,020 ft)
(avg. 265 m or 869 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Morschwiller-le-Bas ([mɔʁʃvilɛʁ ba]; German: Niedermorschweiler) is a commune located in the Haut-Rhin department of Alsace in north-eastern France. It is a part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, which serves as the inter-communal local government entity for the Mulhouse conurbation.[3]

Notably, Composer and organist Julien Koszul (1844–1927), who was the grandfather of both mathematician Jean-Louis Koszul and composer Henri Dutilleux, was born in Morschwiller-le-Bas.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,920—    
1975 2,122+1.44%
1982 2,206+0.56%
1990 2,445+1.29%
1999 2,606+0.71%
2007 3,126+2.30%
2012 3,527+2.44%
2017 3,766+1.32%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). 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