Durningen

Durningen Dírnínge
Commune
The town hall in Durningen
Coat of arms
Location of Durningen
Durningen Location within France Show map of France Durningen Location within Grand Est Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°41′02″N 7°34′05″E / 48.6839°N 7.5681°E / 48.6839; 7.5681
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Saverne
Canton	Bouxwiller
Intercommunality	CC Kochersberg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christine Blanchais[1]
Area ^1	4.02 km^2 (1.55 sq mi)
Highest elevation	274 m (899 ft)
Lowest elevation	179 m (587 ft)
Population  (2023)[2]	687
• Density	171/km^2 (443/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67109 /67270
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Durningen (French pronunciation: [dyʁniŋ(ɡ)ən] ^ⓘ; Dürningen in German; Dírnínge in Alsatian) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.^[3]

It is the highest-situated commune in the Kochersberg natural region.

The name is first recorded in 724 as Deorangus, subsequently as Teuringas (742), Thurinca (787), Thuringen (1276), and finally Turningen / Durningen (1371).

In the Middle Ages, Durningen was part of the domain of Hanau-Lichtenberg and belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. INSEE commune file

External links

• Official site