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Munster (French pronunciation: [mœ̃stɛʁ] ; German: Münster im Elsass) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located in the valley of the river Fecht, in the Vosges mountains about 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) west of Colmar on the D417 road to the Col de la Schlucht and Épinal.
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Munster | |
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Protestant Church | |
Coordinates: 48°02′N 7°08′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Haut-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
Canton | Wintzenheim |
Intercommunality | Vallée de Munster |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Dischinger [1] |
Area 1 | 8.64 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,707 |
• Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 68226 /68140 |
Elevation | 341–794 m (1,119–2,605 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The site of a 7th-century abbey or monastery, which gave the place its name, it is famous for its cheese (the Munster cheese).
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 4,888 | — |
1975 | 4,932 | +0.13% |
1982 | 4,661 | −0.80% |
1990 | 4,657 | −0.01% |
1999 | 4,884 | +0.53% |
2007 | 4,990 | +0.27% |
2012 | 4,791 | −0.81% |
2017 | 4,606 | −0.78% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
The town's inhabitants are known in French as munstériens.
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