Lampertsloch is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3] It is located less than nine kilometres (5 miles) from the French–German border.

Lampertsloch
Làmpertschloch
The church in Lampertsloch
The church in Lampertsloch
Coat of arms of Lampertsloch
Location of Lampertsloch
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Lampertsloch is located in France
Lampertsloch
Lampertsloch
Lampertsloch is located in Grand Est
Lampertsloch
Lampertsloch
Coordinates: 48°57′32″N 7°49′02″E / 48.9589°N 7.8172°E / 48.9589; 7.8172
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementHaguenau-Wissembourg
CantonReichshoffen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dany Walter[1]
Area
1
10.43 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
702
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67257 /67250
Elevation157–511 m (515–1,677 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune is part of the Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord.

Lampersloch was historically a German-speaking town. In the Middle Ages it was part of the lordship of Lichtenberg, a small German territory within the Holy Roman Empire. By marriage it later became part of the County of Zweibrücken-Bitsch, another German territory. In 1570 it became part of the County of Hanau-Lichtenberg, which was also a German territory. Immediately afterwards, the ruler, Philipp V of Hanau-Lichtenberg, made the territory officially Lutheran. During the reign of Louis XIV of France the territory came under French dominance, although it continued to be ruled by the counts of Hanau. After the death of the last Hanau count, Johann Reinhard III, the county was inherited by the son of his only daughter Charlotte, the hereditary prince and later Landgrave of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Ludwig IX. Following the French Revolution the area was annexed by France. In 1871 it became part of Germany, and after the First World War it again became part of France. While the area was occupied by Germany from 1940, it was not formally annexed.

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