Guebwiller (French pronunciation: [ɡebvilɛʁ] ; Alsatian: Gàwiller [ˈkaːviləʁ]; German: Gebweiler) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin département in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It was a sub-prefecture of the department until 2015.[3]

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St. Léger Church
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Guebwiller is located in France
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Guebwiller is located in Grand Est
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Guebwiller
Coordinates: 47°54′30″N 7°12′39″E / 47.9083°N 7.2108°E / 47.9083; 7.2108
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementThann-Guebwiller
CantonGuebwiller
IntercommunalityCC de la région de Guebwiller
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Francis Kleitz[1]
Area
1
9.68 km2 (3.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
11,137
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68112 /68500
Elevation254–620 m (833–2,034 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is situated 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Mulhouse at the foot of the Vosges mountains. The Ballon de Guebwiller, the highest point in the Vosges, lies 8 km (5.0 mi) to the west of the town.

In 2018, Guebwiller had a population of 11,022 and its urban area had a population of 28,662.[4]

History

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Guebweiler, as Gebweiler, is mentioned as early as 774. It belonged to the religious foundation of Murbach, and in 1759 the abbots chose it for their residence. In 1789, at the outbreak of the French Revolution, the monastic buildings were laid in ruins, and, though the archives were rescued and removed to Colmar, the library perished.[5]

Geography

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Climate

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Guebwiller has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Guebwiller is 11.2 °C (52.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 941.7 mm (37.07 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.2 °C (68.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.1 °C (35.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Guebwiller was 39.9 °C (103.8 °F) on 13 August 2003; the lowest temperature ever recorded was −16.3 °C (2.7 °F) on 20 December 2009.

Climate data for Guebwiller (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1991−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4)
22.5
(72.5)
26.9
(80.4)
29.2
(84.6)
33.2
(91.8)
36.7
(98.1)
37.0
(98.6)
39.9
(103.8)
34.5
(94.1)
28.8
(83.8)
23.7
(74.7)
17.0
(62.6)
39.9
(103.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4)
7.4
(45.3)
11.6
(52.9)
16.1
(61.0)
20.8
(69.4)
24.2
(75.6)
25.9
(78.6)
25.7
(78.3)
20.7
(69.3)
15.4
(59.7)
9.2
(48.6)
5.4
(41.7)
15.7
(60.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.1
(35.8)
3.7
(38.7)
7.1
(44.8)
10.9
(51.6)
15.4
(59.7)
18.6
(65.5)
20.2
(68.4)
20.0
(68.0)
15.6
(60.1)
11.3
(52.3)
6.0
(42.8)
2.6
(36.7)
11.2
(52.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.0
(30.2)
0.0
(32.0)
2.5
(36.5)
5.6
(42.1)
10.0
(50.0)
12.9
(55.2)
14.6
(58.3)
14.3
(57.7)
10.5
(50.9)
7.1
(44.8)
2.7
(36.9)
−0.2
(31.6)
6.6
(43.9)
Record low °C (°F) −13.5
(7.7)
−14.6
(5.7)
−12.3
(9.9)
−3.3
(26.1)
0.6
(33.1)
4.1
(39.4)
7.0
(44.6)
5.3
(41.5)
2.0
(35.6)
−4.2
(24.4)
−9.9
(14.2)
−16.3
(2.7)
−16.3
(2.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 89.7
(3.53)
77.0
(3.03)
77.9
(3.07)
59.7
(2.35)
83.5
(3.29)
69.7
(2.74)
68.0
(2.68)
78.3
(3.08)
64.9
(2.56)
87.9
(3.46)
74.7
(2.94)
110.4
(4.35)
941.7
(37.07)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.0 9.8 10.1 9.9 12.2 10.2 9.8 10.4 8.7 10.4 11.4 11.2 124.1
Source: Meteociel[6]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 10,842—    
1975 11,076+0.31%
1982 10,693−0.50%
1990 10,944+0.29%
1999 11,525+0.58%
2007 11,658+0.14%
2012 11,440−0.38%
2017 11,094−0.61%
Source: INSEE[7]

People

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Guebwiller was the birthplace of

Twin towns

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Guebwiller is twinned with:

Points of interest

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Notre-Dame Church

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. ^ Décret n° 2014-1720 du 29 décembre 2014 portant suppression des arrondissements de Guebwiller et de Ribeauvillé (département du Haut-Rhin)
  4. ^ "Comparateur de territoire: Commune de Guebwiller (68112), UU Guebwiller (68401)". INSEE. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  5. ^   One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gebweiler". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 546.
  6. ^ "Normales et records pour Guebwiller (68)". Meteociel. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ "Partnerstädte der Stadt Luzern". Stadt Luzern (in German). Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
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