Leimbach | |
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 The town hall in Leimbach | |
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 Location of Leimbach | |
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| Coordinates:47°47′37″N7°06′07″E / 47.7936°N 7.1019°E /47.7936; 7.1019 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Thann-Guebwiller |
| Canton | Cernay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Philippe Ziegler[1] |
Area 1 | 3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 928 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (673/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68180 /68800 |
| Elevation | 326–663 m (1,070–2,175 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Leimbach (French pronunciation:[laimbak]ⓘ) is acommune in theHaut-Rhindepartment inGrand Est in north-easternFrance.
Leimbach was historically attested asLeymbach in 1223. The toponymLeimbach is of Germanic origin, cognate to modern GermanLehm, denotingclay. The Germanic hydronym*-bak(i) entered the French language via High German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form-bach and Romantic-bais.[3]
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