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| Coordinates:48°40′05″N7°20′02″E / 48.6681°N 7.3339°E /48.6681; 7.3339 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Saverne |
| Canton | Saverne |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Marcel Blaes[1] |
Area 1 | 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 196 |
| • Density | 91.2/km2 (236/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67190 /67440 |
| Elevation | 275–400 m (902–1,312 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Hengwiller (French pronunciation:[ɛŋvilɛʁ];German:Hengweiler) is acommune in theBas-Rhindepartment inGrand Est in north-easternFrance.[3]
Much of the village economy isagriculture based, and most of the surrounding land is used forarable cultivation andfruit orchards.
The village is positioned not far from the Reutenburgerkopf (586 m), some ten kilometres (six miles) to the east of the panoramicRocher de Dabo, although the distance by road is much greater because the roads necessarily take a snaking route avoiding the steepest slopes. The nearest big city isStrasbourg, some 35 kilometres (22 miles) to the east. Communes surrounding Hengwiller areDimbsthal andSalenthal to the north-east,Birkenwald to the south-east,Obersteigen to the south-west andReinhardsmunster to the north-west.
The village has no real main street, being rather the crossroads of several minor roads.
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