Wittelsheim

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Wittelsheim

Total population

10,334

Elevation239 m

Land area23.63 km²

Coordinates47.81°, 7.24°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Wittelsheim, is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Cléopâtre Darleux

French handball goalkeeper

Amélie Zurcher

French industrialist (1858–1947)

Henriette Louise de Waldner de Freundstein

French noble (1754-1803)

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Jean-Jérôme Adam

French Roman-Catholic archbishop (1904-1981)

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Carl Maier

Swiss Entrepreneur and Politician

J

Jean-Jacques Scherrer

painter (1855-1916)

Henri Haeffely

politician (1816-1877)

Jean-Julien Weber

French Roman-Catholic priest

Alfred Giess

French painter (1901-1973)

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René Bohn

chemist (1862-1922)

Theodor Waldner von Freundstein

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Armand Walter

French artistic gymnast (1908-1995)

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Eugène Lacaque

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Jacques Abtey

Jean-Désiré Ringel d'Illzach

French artist (1847–1916)

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Joseph Huber

Olympic gymnast (1893–1976)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Grand Est

• Uffholtz
  2.9 mi away · pop. 1,649
• Vieux-Thann
  5.5 mi away · pop. 2,855
• Ruelisheim
  5.6 mi away · pop. 2,453
• Jungholtz
  5.6 mi away · pop. 910
• Heimsbrunn
  5.7 mi away · pop. 1,336
• Burnhaupt-le-Haut
  6.9 mi away · pop. 1,731
• Roderen
  7.3 mi away · pop. 909
• Merxheim
  7.5 mi away · pop. 1,285
• Bergholtz
  7.5 mi away · pop. 1,108
• Rimbach-près-Guebwiller
  7.7 mi away · pop. 203
• Zillisheim
  8.2 mi away · pop. 2,514
• Bergholtz-Zell
  8.4 mi away · pop. 401

Browse all places in Grand Est →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-16

Oedemera femoralis

Oedemera femoralis

Seen 2026-09-13

Long-bodied Cellar Spider

Pholcus phalangioides

Seen 2026-09-13

Green Toad

Bufotes viridis

Seen 2026-09-12

Smooth Snake

Coronella austriaca

Seen 2026-09-12

Common Darter

Sympetrum striolatum

Seen 2026-09-12

European Harvestman

Phalangium opilio

Seen 2026-09-12

Black Tar Spot

Rhytisma acerinum

Seen 2026-09-12

Black Poplar

Populus nigra

Seen 2026-09-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers