Westhalten

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Westhalten

(2020–2026) Nathalie Lallemand^[1]Area

10.98 km² (4.24 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,004 • Density91/km² (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

68364 /68250

Elevation217–576 m (712–1,890 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Westhalten (French pronunciation: [vɛstaltən] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3]

Its vineyards produce three of the finest Alsacian wines: the Grands Crus Steinert, Vorbourg [fr] and Zinnkoepflé [fr].

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	707	—
1975	761	+1.06%
1982	745	−0.30%
1990	770	+0.41%
1999	816	+0.65%
2007	915	+1.44%
2012	981	+1.40%
2017	988	+0.14%
Source: INSEE^[4]

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.
^ Commune de Westhalten (68364), INSEE
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE