Ammerschwihr (French pronunciation: [aməʁʃviʁ] ; German: Ammerschweier) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]
Ammerschwihr | |
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 The church in Ammerschwihr | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ammerschwihr  | |
  Ammerschwihr  Ammerschwihr | |
| Coordinates: 48°07′34″N 7°16′57″E / 48.1261°N 7.2825°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de Kaysersberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Reinstettel[1] |
| Area 1 | 19.66 km2 (7.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,650 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68005 /68770 |
| Elevation | 193–882 m (633–2,894 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. | |
Its inhabitants are called Ammerschwihriens.
Geography
editAmmerschwihr is a small town located on the Wine Road of Alsace. Its main economical resources come from wine-growing, in particular its famous vineyard Kaefferkopf, situated on a hill, and one of the Alsace Grand Cru vineyards.
Climate
editAmmerschwihr has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Ammerschwihr is 9.4 °C (48.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 828.0 mm (32.60 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.3 °C (64.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.2 °C (34.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Ammerschwihr was 35.7 °C (96.3 °F) on 7 August 2015; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −20.0 °C (−4.0 °F) on 13 January 1987.
| Climate data for Ammerschwihr[4] (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1986−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
35.7 (96.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
4.7 (40.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) |
2.1 (35.8) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
2.3 (36.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
2.1 (35.8) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.0 (−4.0) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.5 (2.66) |
56.6 (2.23) |
54.5 (2.15) |
53.1 (2.09) |
81.7 (3.22) |
73.6 (2.90) |
73.4 (2.89) |
69.3 (2.73) |
60.1 (2.37) |
74.3 (2.93) |
61.1 (2.41) |
79.3 (3.12) |
804.5 (31.67) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.5 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 122.9 |
| Source: Météo France[5] | |||||||||||||
Demography
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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
- ^ Météo-France weather station
- ^ "Climate of Ammerschwihr 1981-2010" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ammerschwihr, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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