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Coordinates: 48°20′57″N 7°06′23″E / 48.3492°N 7.1064°ECoordinates: 48°20′57″N 7°06′23″E / 48.3492°N 7.1064°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Grand Est | |
Department | Bas-Rhin | |
Arrondissement | Molsheim | |
Canton | Mutzig | |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean Vogel | |
Area1 | 9.88 km2 (3.81 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 942 | |
• Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 67421 /67420 | |
Elevation | 517–831 m (1,696–2,726 ft) (avg. 555 m or 1,821 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Saales (German: Saal) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Saales is at the center of a two kilometer long plateau with an average altitude of 560 meters. It sits on the Fraize creek. The village is located at an altitude of 556 meters, and rests at the base of Sapinsus. The highest point is on the 'Rocher des Enfants', to the right of Solamont, and the lowest point is near the road at the beginning of the Hang Bruche Valley.