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Keskastel (French pronunciation: [kɛskastɛl]) is a commune in the northwest of the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]
Keskastel
Kàschel | |
|---|---|
 The Lutheran church in Keskastel | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Keskastel  | |
  Keskastel  Keskastel | |
| Coordinates: 48°58′19″N 7°02′41″E / 48.9719°N 7.0447°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Saverne |
| Canton | Ingwiller |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gabriel Glath[1] |
| Area 1 | 18.87 km2 (7.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,493 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67234 /67260 |
| Elevation | 209–275 m (686–902 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editKernkastel is positioned on the banks of the Saar. Surrounding communes are Herbitzheim and Sarralbe to the north with Schopperten and Sarre-Union to the south.
The village is the meeting point of several roads, the largest of them being the Route Nationale RN61 (Phalsbourg - Saarbrücken). The A4 Autoroute (E25) passes to the east, at which point the village hosts a service area and there are a couple of bridges overlooking the autoroute, but there is no road access to the highway: junctions 42 and 43 are approximately ten kilometres (six miles) to the north and south respectively. The village does, however, have its own station on the local railway line.
One pillar of the local economy is tourism. There is a camping place with a bathing area: angling facilities are also available, and the village is positioned on a long distance walking path that tracks the Saar.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,366 | — |
| 1975 | 1,297 | −0.74% |
| 1982 | 1,316 | +0.21% |
| 1990 | 1,362 | +0.43% |
| 1999 | 1,438 | +0.61% |
| 2009 | 1,567 | +0.86% |
| 2014 | 1,557 | −0.13% |
| 2020 | 1,501 | −0.61% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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