Hinsbourg

Hinsbourg (German: Hinsburg) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Hinsbourg Hínschburi
Commune
The church in Hinsbourg
Coat of arms
Location of Hinsbourg
Hinsbourg Show map of France Hinsbourg Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°54′24″N 7°17′30″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Saverne
Canton	Ingwiller
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Gilbert Reutenauer
Area ^1	3.28 km^2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	112
• Density	34/km^2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67198 /67290
Elevation	247–390 m (810–1,280 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Hinsbourg is positioned in the north of Alsace, some thirty kilometres (eighteen miles) through twisting mostly wooded roads to the north of Saverne, and within the Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve.

Surrounding communes are Puberg to the northeast, Zittersheim to the east, La Petite-Pierre to the southeast, Struth to the southwest and Frohmuhl to the west.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.