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Bouxwiller, Bas-Rhin

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Bouxwiller
Buxwiller
Coat of arms of Bouxwiller
Location of Bouxwiller
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CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSaverne
CantonBouxwiller
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Danielle Buchi
Area
1
25.59 km2 (9.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
4,106
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67061 /67330
Elevation177–322 m (581–1,056 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bouxwiller (German: Buchsweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.

Among the city's sights is the Musée Judéo-Alsacien, dedicated to the history of Jews in Alsace, and located in the former synagogue.

The Château de Bouxwiller is also located here.

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