Kembs

Kembs
Commune
The town hall in Kembs
The town hall in Kembs
Flag of Kembs
Flag
Coat of arms of Kembs
Coat of arms
Location of Kembs
Map
Kembs is located in France
Kembs
Kembs
Kembs is located in Grand Est
Kembs
Kembs
Coordinates: 47°41′23″N 7°30′16″E / 47.6897°N 7.5044°E / 47.6897; 7.5044
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementMulhouse
CantonBrunstatt-Didenheim
IntercommunalitySaint-Louis Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joël Roudaire[1]
Area
1
16.45 km2 (6.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
5,694
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68163 /68680
Elevation222–255 m (728–837 ft)
(avg. 241 m or 791 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Kembs (French pronunciation: [kɛms] ⓘ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It was founded during Roman times as the city of Cambete.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,009—    
1975 2,211+1.38%
1982 2,575+2.20%
1990 3,016+2.00%
1999 3,739+2.42%
2007 4,284+1.72%
2012 4,855+2.53%
2017 5,257+1.60%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Woolf, G. "Places: 177486 (Cambete)". Pleiades. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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