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Location within Alsace region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Altkirch |
| Canton | Dannemarie |
| Intercommunality | Porte d'Alsace |
| Mayor | Patrick Fischer (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 305–371 m (1,001–1,217 ft) (avg. 315 m or 1,033 ft) |
| Land area1 | 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 140 (2006) |
| - Density | 65 /km2 (170 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68114/ 68210 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 47°40′58″N 7°04′48″E / 47.6828°N 7.08°E
Guevenatten (German: Gewenatten) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
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[edit] Administration
Guevenatten is a part of the Sundgau.
[edit] Geography
Situated 6 km northwest of Dannemarie, Guevenatten occupies a rather rare site in Sundgau, because it is perched on the line of crests separating the valleys of Traubach and Soultzbach, both tributaries of the left bank of releases her(it).
Guevenatten stretches along the R.D.14, twice connecting the RN83 (Main road 83) to Dannemarie by Traubach-le-Haut. On the north of the village, the Sternenberg is the highest point in the municipality at 370 m.
The village preserved a rural character. The surface of the banns is of 217 ha, the used agricultural space represents 87,2 %. The woody surface, included in the agricultural space, is of 58 ha of which 35ha of municipal forest.
