Kientzheim

Kientzheim (French pronunciation: ​[kjɑ̃tsɛ̃]; German: Kienzheim; Alsatian: Kientza) is a former commune in the Haut-Rhin department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Kaysersberg-Vignoble.[2]

Kientzheim
Part of Kaysersberg-Vignoble
Coat of arms
Location of Kientzheim
Kientzheim
Kientzheim
Coordinates: 48°08′13″N 7°17′12″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonSainte-Marie-aux-Mines
CommuneKaysersberg-Vignoble
Area
1
4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
749
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
68240
Elevation220–662 m (722–2,172 ft)
(avg. 225 m or 738 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2005779—    
2006794+1.9%
2007786−1.0%
2008777−1.1%
2009768−1.2%
2010759−1.2%
2011747−1.6%
2012729−2.4%
2013738+1.2%

Education

Previously the local elementary school was École élémentaire publique école primaire publique.[3]

The Lycée Seijo, a Japanese boarding school,[4] operated in Kientzheim from 1986 to 2005.[5] The European Centre for Japanese Studies in Alsace (French: Centre européen d'études japonaises, CEEJA, Japanese: アルザス・欧州日本学研究所 Aruzasu Ōshū Nihongaku Kenkyūsho) opened at the site of the former school.[6]

See also

References
  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. Arrêté 14 July 2015 (in French)
  3. "École élémentaire publique école primaire publique." French Ministry of Education. Retrieved on October 6, 2016.
  4. Home page" (Archive). Lycée Seijo. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "8, route d'Ammerschwihr, 68240 KIENTZHEIM, FRANCE"
  5. "Seijo Gakuen closes French campus." (archived from the original) The Japan Times. Sunday February 13, 2005. Retrieved on 2 January 2013.
  6. "Du lycée Seijo au Centre d’études japonaises ." (Archive) L'Alsace. 19 March 2013. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "L’ancien lycée Seijo, à Kientzheim, a accueilli des élèves japonais entre les années 1980 et 2006. On y trouve aujourd’hui le Centre européen d’études japonaises."


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