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Kauffenheim Kafem | |
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 The town hall in Kauffenheim | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kauffenheim | |
  Kauffenheim  Kauffenheim | |
| Coordinates:48°51′12″N8°01′44″E / 48.8533°N 8.0289°E /48.8533; 8.0289 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
| Canton | Bischwiller |
| Intercommunality | Pays Rhénan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Rémy Bubel[1] |
Area 1 | 2.24 km2 (0.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 219 |
| • Density | 97.8/km2 (253/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67231 /67480 |
| Elevation | 113–120 m (371–394 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Kauffenheim (French pronunciation:[kaufənaim];Alsatian:Kafem) is acommune in theBas-Rhindepartment inGrand Est in north-eastern France.[3] It lies twenty kilometres (twelve miles) to the east ofHaguenau, and a short distance from theA35 autorouteStrasbourg–Landau.
The first surviving record of the village dates from 884 and spells the name of the village "Chochinheim". Subsequently, the name has been written Cochenheim, Chochenheim, Kochenheim and Koechenheim before morphing into Kauffenheim, the current spelling.
Between 1359 and 1680 the village was owned by the aristocraticvon Fleckenstein family.
In 1720 it came into the possession of theRohan-Soubise family, and thus remained until theFrench Revolution.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 120 | — |
| 1975 | 136 | +1.80% |
| 1982 | 176 | +3.75% |
| 1990 | 202 | +1.74% |
| 1999 | 209 | +0.38% |
| 2007 | 209 | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 215 | +0.57% |
| 2017 | 215 | +0.00% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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