Gunstett

Gunstett
Gunschtett
Gunstett

Coordinates: 48°54′56″N 7°45′53″E / 48.9156°N 7.7647°E / 48.9156; 7.7647Coordinates: 48°54′56″N 7°45′53″E / 48.9156°N 7.7647°E / 48.9156; 7.7647
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton Reichshoffen
Government
  Mayor (19952014) Jean-Marie Haas
Area1 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 711
  Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 67177 / 67360
Elevation 152–222 m (499–728 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Gunstett is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geography

The village is positioned slightly to the east of the Departmental Road RD27, a short distance north of Haguenau. The surrounding countryside is dominated by arable agriculture: the soil type is alluvial, reflecting the proximity of the River Rhine to the east.

Neighbouring villages are Oberdorf to the north, Biblisheim to the south-east, Durrenbach to the south, Morsbronn-les-Bains to the south-south-west and the formerly independent commune of Eberbach-Woerth to the West.

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