Gunstett

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

Gunstett
Gunschtett
Commune
The wash house in the Sauer river in Gunstett
Location of Gunstett
Gunstett
Gunstett
Coordinates: 48°54′56″N 7°45′53″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementHaguenau-Wissembourg
CantonReichshoffen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Monique Meyer
Area
1
6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
641
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67177 /67360
Elevation152–222 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.

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.

Points of interest
  • The Pear Conservation Orchard comprises 300 trees of 250 different varieties.
  • St Michael's Church contains an organ built in 1857 by Seltz organ builder Joseph Stiehr.
  • Public wash house.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.



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