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Commune in Grand Est, France
Hœrdt Herdt
Commune
The town hall in HœrdtThe town hall in Hœrdt
Coat of arms of HœrdtCoat of arms
Location of Hœrdt
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Coordinates: 48°41′50″N 7°47′04″E / 48.6972°N 7.7844°E / 48.6972; 7.7844
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementHaguenau-Wissembourg
CantonBrumath
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Denis Riedinger
Area16.56 km (6.39 sq mi)
Population4,565
 • Density280/km (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code67205 /67720
Elevation128–139 m (420–456 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hœrdt (French pronunciation: [œʁt]; German: Hördt) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geography

Hœrdt is positioned between Strasbourg and Haguenau, a short distance to the south-east of Brumath. The commune is traversed by departmental road RD 37 which leads to Bischwiller some ten kilometres (six miles) to the north and from where it is possible to access the Autoroute A35 north-south autoroute connecting Strasbourg with Ludwigshafen (subject to a ten-minute stretch on single carriageway road to the north of the frontier). Hœrdt is also served by a local rail service.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,819—    
1975 3,792−0.10%
1982 3,699−0.35%
1990 3,836+0.46%
1999 4,123+0.80%
2007 4,429+0.90%
2012 4,408−0.10%
2017 4,370−0.17%
Source: INSEE

Economy

Agriculture is important to the local economy: the main crop is, famously, asparagus.

Sport

Sports lovers are served by various facilities:

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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Bas-Rhin Communes of the Bas-Rhin department


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