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Saint-Hippolyte
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Saint-Hippolyte is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region. It lies in the canton of Ribeauvillé, the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé, and the Upper Alsace area. The municipality shares borders with Zellenberg, Ribeauvillé, Bergheim, and Rorschwihr. Its postal code is 68590, and it is located within the Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park.
The commune covers an area of 17.86 square kilometers and has an elevation of 731 meters above sea level. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,029 residents (501 male and 465 female) and another citing 1,107. The associated electoral district is the canton of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Hippolyte
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,107
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Grand Est
- Department
- Haut-Rhin
- Arrondissement
- Colmar-Ribeauvillé
- Canton
- Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
- Intercommunality
- Pays de Ribeauvillé
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Claude Huber
- Area
- 17.86 km (6.90 sq mi)
- Density
- 51.9/km (134/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 68296 /68590
- Elevation
- 170–731 m (558–2,398 ft)
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Encyclopedic overview
Saint-Hippolyte ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ipɔlit] ; German: Sankt Pilt; Alsatian: Sàmpìlt) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
It is often said to be the birthplace of the 8th-century saint and abbot, Fulrad, who built a monastery there. Saint-Hippolyte is situated very close to the highly strategic castle of Haut-Koenigsbourg, and for many centuries the conflict centred on possession of the castle had a great influence, mostly destructive, on the history of the town.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Hippolyte” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.