Ammerschwihr

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Ammerschwihr

(2020–2026) Patrick Reinstettel^[1]Area

19.66 km² (7.59 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,650 • Density84/km² (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

68005 /68770

Elevation193–882 m (633–2,894 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ammerschwihr (French pronunciation: [aməʁʃviʁ] ^ⓘ; German: Ammerschweier) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3]

Its inhabitants are called Ammerschwihriens.

Geography

Ammerschwihr is a small town located on the Wine Road of Alsace. Its main economical resources come from wine-growing, in particular its famous vineyard Kaefferkopf, situated on a hill, and one of the Alsace Grand Cru vineyards.

Climate

Ammerschwihr has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Ammerschwihr is 9.4 °C (48.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 828.0 mm (32.60 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.3 °C (64.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.2 °C (34.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Ammerschwihr was 35.7 °C (96.3 °F) on 7 August 2015; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −20.0 °C (−4.0 °F) on 13 January 1987.

Climate data for Ammerschwihr^[4] (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1986−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	17.7 (63.9)	19.4 (66.9)	23.5 (74.3)	26.0 (78.8)	30.9 (87.6)	34.5 (94.1)	35.5 (95.9)	35.7 (96.3)	30.4 (86.7)	26.4 (79.5)	19.2 (66.6)	18.6 (65.5)	35.7 (96.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.8 (38.8)	4.7 (40.5)	8.1 (46.6)	12.1 (53.8)	17.0 (62.6)	20.1 (68.2)	22.3 (72.1)	22.2 (72.0)	17.5 (63.5)	13.0 (55.4)	7.4 (45.3)	4.1 (39.4)	12.7 (54.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.2 (34.2)	1.9 (35.4)	5.0 (41.0)	8.4 (47.1)	13.1 (55.6)	16.1 (61.0)	18.3 (64.9)	18.3 (64.9)	14.0 (57.2)	10.1 (50.2)	4.8 (40.6)	1.7 (35.1)	9.4 (48.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−1.5 (29.3)	−0.9 (30.4)	1.9 (35.4)	4.7 (40.5)	9.2 (48.6)	12.2 (54.0)	14.3 (57.7)	14.3 (57.7)	10.6 (51.1)	7.1 (44.8)	2.3 (36.1)	−0.6 (30.9)	6.2 (43.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−20.0 (−4.0)	−17.4 (0.7)	−13.5 (7.7)	−7.0 (19.4)	−0.5 (31.1)	3.2 (37.8)	6.3 (43.3)	6.2 (43.2)	2.5 (36.5)	−4.2 (24.4)	−11.7 (10.9)	−17.1 (1.2)	−20.0 (−4.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	65.4 (2.57)	65.0 (2.56)	63.0 (2.48)	54.3 (2.14)	79.8 (3.14)	69.7 (2.74)	75.0 (2.95)	67.6 (2.66)	65.2 (2.57)	81.0 (3.19)	60.6 (2.39)	81.4 (3.20)	828.0 (32.60)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	9.9	10.1	10.5	10.5	12.0	10.9	10.9	10.1	9.2	10.4	10.6	10.9	126.1
Source: Météo France^[5]

Demography

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

Source: EHESS^[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[7]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Météo-France weather station
^ "Climate of Ammerschwihr 1981-2010" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ammerschwihr, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE