Leimbach, Haut-Rhin

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Leimbach

(2020–2026) Philippe Ziegler^[1]Area

3.57 km² (1.38 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

923 • Density260/km² (670/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.

Leimbach (French pronunciation: [laimbak] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Etymology

Leimbach was historically 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]

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.
^ Caljouw, William Robert (1981). "Germanic elements in French Toponymy". University of British Columbia: 148, 150. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Retrieved 2021-01-12. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)