Haegen Explained

Haegen
Native Name:Haaje
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Haegen (Bas-Rhin).svg
Arrondissement:Saverne
Canton:Saverne
Insee:67179
Postal Code:67700
Mayor:Marie-Pierre Oberlé[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays de Saverne
Coordinates:48.7147°N 7.3397°W
Elevation Min M:195
Elevation Max M:587
Area Km2:20.32

Haegen (in French pronounced as /ɛɡən/;) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[2]

Geography

Haegen is a mountain village located on the western frontier of Alsace which at this point coincides with the western frontier of the Alemanish dialect area. Across the Vosges Mountains to the west of the commune is Lorraine.

On the Alsace side, neighbouring communes are Saverne and Gottenhouse to the north-east, and Thal-Marmoutier and Reinhardsmunster to the south-east.

Landmarks

The commune contains the ruined remains of a twelfth-century castle, one of the earliest surviving castles in the North Vosges region, and of a fourteenth-century smaller fortress. These are known as the Château du Grand-Geroldseck and the Château du Petit-Geroldseck.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/67179-haegen INSEE commune file