Issenheim

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Issenheim

(2020–2026) Marc Jung^[1]Area

8.18 km² (3.16 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,491 • Density430/km² (1,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

68156 /68500

Elevation223–268 m (732–879 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Issenheim (French pronunciation: [isənaim] ^ⓘ; German: Isenheim) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

The Isenheim Altarpiece, currently on display at the Unterlinden Museum of Colmar, was completed in 1515 by Matthias Grünewald for the Antonines monastery in Issenheim.

Among his many other titles, Prince Albert II of Monaco is ceremonially styled as "Seigneur of Issenheim".

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,945	—
1975	2,237	+2.02%
1982	2,852	+3.53%
1990	2,836	−0.07%
1999	3,296	+1.68%
2007	3,418	+0.46%
2012	3,485	+0.39%
2017	3,416	−0.40%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE