Le Bonhomme
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The main road in Le Bonhomme | |
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Location of Le Bonhomme | |
Le Bonhomme Le Bonhomme | |
| Coordinates: 48°10′24″N 7°06′51″E / 48.1733°N 7.1142°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de Kaysersberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Perrin[1] |
Area 1 | 21.98 km2 (8.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 744 |
| • Density | 33.8/km2 (87.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68044 /68650 |
| Elevation | 644–1,231 m (2,113–4,039 ft) (avg. 690 m or 2,260 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Bonhomme (French pronunciation: [lə bɔnɔm] ⓘ; German: Diedolshausen; Alsatian: Bonom) is a village and commune in the Haut-Rhin département of north-eastern France. It lies at the eastern foot of the Col du Bonhomme.
History
The early history of the village is closely linked to that of the castles of Gutenbourg and Hohenack, which formerly, together with the village of Diedolshausen and other localities, belonged to the Hohnack or Urbeis district of the Lordship of Rappoltstein.[3]
From 1871 until the end of the First World War, Diedolshausen was part of the German Empire as part of the territory of Alsace–Lorraine and was assigned to the Rappoltsweiler district in the Upper Alsace region.[4]
Tourism
Le Bonhomme covers 2,212 hectares, including forests and pastures. Its economy is typical of a mountain village: cattle breeding, agricultural activities, cheese production, etc. In 1945, the commune still had 70 farms; by 1975, only about twenty remained. Le Bonhomme also has thirteen ski slopes within the ski area of the Lac Blanc resort, offering both cross-country and alpine skiing, all served by eight lifts.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Bureau, Alsace-Lorraine (Germany) Statistisches (1893). Statistische Mitteilungen über Elsass-Lotharingen (in German).
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Maudhuy, Roger (2009). Contes et légendes d'Alsace (in French). Éd. Place Stanislas. p. 91. ISBN 978-2-35578-049-3.
- ^ "Sports d'hiver . Ouverture de la station de ski du Lac Blanc au Bonhomme". www.lalsace.fr (in French). 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2025-11-17.