Wisembach

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Wisembach

(2020–2026) Rachel Voinson^[1]Area

11.3 km² (4.4 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

425 • Density38/km² (97/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

88526 /88520

Elevation420–982 m (1,378–3,222 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wisembach is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Etymology

The toponym Wisembach is of Germanic origin, deriving from High German wisa (cognate to modern German Wiese), denoting meadow. 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]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	381	—
1975	363	−0.69%
1982	356	−0.28%
1990	370	+0.48%
1999	428	+1.63%
2007	402	−0.78%
2012	406	+0.20%
2017	409	+0.15%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "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: 148–149. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Retrieved 2021-01-12. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE