Hœrdt

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Commune in Grand Est, France

Hœrdt Herdt
Commune
The town hall in Hœrdt
Coat of arms
Location of Hœrdt
(2020–2026)		Denis Riedinger^[1]
Area ¹	16.56 km² (6.39 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	4,565
• Density	280/km² (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67205 /67720
Elevation	128–139 m (420–456 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hœrdt (French pronunciation: [œʁt]; German: Hördt) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3]

Geography

Hœrdt is positioned between Strasbourg and Haguenau, a short distance to the south-east of Brumath. The commune is traversed by departmental road RD 37 which leads to Bischwiller some ten kilometres (six miles) to the north and from where it is possible to access the Autoroute A35 north-south autoroute connecting Strasbourg with Ludwigshafen (subject to a ten-minute stretch on single carriageway road to the north of the frontier). Hœrdt is also served by a local rail service.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,819	—
1975	3,792	−0.10%
1982	3,699	−0.35%
1990	3,836	+0.46%
1999	4,123	+0.80%
2007	4,429	+0.90%
2012	4,408	−0.10%
2017	4,370	−0.17%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Economy

Agriculture is important to the local economy: the main crop is, famously, asparagus.

Sport

Sports lovers are served by various facilities:

Strasbourg-Hoerdt Horse racing circuit
Municipal football stadium and culture centre
Table tennis: The Hœrdt Table Tennis association, enjoys enthusiastic support locally. It is affiliated to the FFTT (French Table Tennis federation).

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE