Hunspach

Hunspach Hunschpàch
Street in Hunspach
Coat of arms
Hunspach
Location within Alsace region Hunspach
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Wissembourg
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Pierrot Billmann
Area1	5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	684
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	67213 / 67250
Elevation	138–207 m (453–679 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hunspach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.

Geography

The commune lies a short distance to the south of Wissembourg within the North Vosges Natural Park.

Sights

The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association..

Hunspach has retained much of its traditional architecture. The houses are white and in the Alsatian half timbered style. Open central yards offer glimpses of the working farms within.

See also

• Ouvrage Schoenenbourg
• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

• INSEE commune file