Leimbach, Haut-Rhin

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

Leimbach
The town hall in Leimbach
Location of Leimbach
Leimbach
Leimbach
Coordinates: 47°47′37″N 7°06′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementThann-Guebwiller
CantonCernay
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Philippe Ziegler[1]
Area
1
3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
909
  Density250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68180 /68800
Elevation326–663 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.

Etymology

Leimbach was historically been attested as Leymbach in 1223. The toponym Leimbach is of Germanic origin, cognate to modern German Lehm, denoting clay. 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]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Caljouw, William Robert (1981). "Germanic elements in French Toponymy". University of British Columbia. pp. 148, 150. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Retrieved 2021-01-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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