Guebwiller
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St. Léger Church | |
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Location of Guebwiller | |
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| Coordinates: 47°54′30″N 7°12′39″E / 47.9083°N 7.2108°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Thann-Guebwiller |
| Canton | Guebwiller |
| Intercommunality | CC de la région de Guebwiller |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Kleitz (UDI) |
Area 1 | 9.68 km2 (3.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 11,243 |
| • Density | 1,160/km2 (3,010/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68112 /68500 |
| Elevation | 254–620 m (833–2,034 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Guebwiller (French pronunciation: [ɡebvilɛʁ] ⓘ; Alsatian: Gàwiller [ˈkaːviləʁ]; German: Gebweiler) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin département in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It was a sub-prefecture of the department until 2015.
It is situated 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Mulhouse at the foot of the Vosges mountains. The Ballon de Guebwiller, the highest point in the Vosges, lies 8 km (5.0 mi) to the west of the town.
As of 2023, the population of the commune was 11,243. It is the centre of an urban area with about 29,000 inhabitants.