Heiteren (French pronunciation: [aitəʁən] ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Heiteren
Haitre
The church in Heiteren
The church in Heiteren
Coat of arms of Heiteren
Location of Heiteren
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Heiteren is located in France
Heiteren
Heiteren
Heiteren is located in Grand Est
Heiteren
Heiteren
Coordinates: 47°58′13″N 7°32′33″E / 47.9703°N 7.5425°E / 47.9703; 7.5425
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonEnsisheim
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Schmitt[1]
Area
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22.4 km2 (8.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,066
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68130 /68600
Elevation196–209 m (643–686 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The Song "Ballade von Heiteren" performed by Walter Mossmann is dedicated to the resistance against the construction of the Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant in the 1970s. It describes the organisation of the protests in a roundhouse near Heiteren and the violent repression against the protesters, e.g. by burning down the roundhouse.

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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.