Located at the bottom of a narrow valley at the foot of the Grand Ball, the town of Rimbach is part of the township and the borough of Guebwiller.
Its inhabitants are called the Rimbachois.
The name of the village comes from the German Rinde = cattle breeding, and Bach = stream.
| Municipality | Rimbach-près-Guebwiller |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 68500 |
| Latitude | 47.9047690 (N 47° 54’ 17”) |
| Longitude | 7.1571580 (E 7° 9’ 26”) |
| Altitude | From 357m to 1242m |
| Surface area | 4.84 km² |
| Population | 197 inhabitants |
| Density | 40 inhabitants/km² |
| Prefecture | Colmar (37 km, 38 min) |
| Insee code | 68274 |
| Intercommunality | CC de la Région de Guebwiller |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Territory | Alsace |
| Region | Great East |
| Rimbachzell | 2 km (3 min) |
|---|---|
| Jungholtz | 4.2 km (5 min) |
| Wuenheim | 6.6 km (10 min) |
| Soultz-Haut-Rhin | 7.4 km (11 min) |
| Hartmannswiller | 10.1 km (14 min) |
| Bollwiller | 10.8 km (14 min) |
| Guebwiller | 11.3 km (17 min) |
| Raedersheim | 11.5 km (14 min) |
| Berrwiller | 12.5 km (18 min) |
| Feldkirch | 13 km (15 min) |
| Issenheim | 13.2 km (16 min) |
| Buhl | 13.9 km (21 min) |
| Wattwiller | 14.2 km (19 min) |
| Bergholtz | 14.8 km (17 min) |
Grotto of Lourdes, the village entrance, installed in the rock.
Houses with niches, such as those of St. Jude Thaddeus and the Virgin Mary.
Puppelestein, "stone baby": the place where according to legend, the midwives went to get the babies to give young mums ...
| Last name | Activity type | Rate | City |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Culture and education | 6 € to 8 € | Labaroche (22 km) |
 | Entertainment | Free | Xonrupt-Longemer (27 km) |
 | Culture and education | 11 € | Le Thillot (30 km) |
 | Arts and Crafts | 12 € | Basse-sur-le-Rupt (32 km) |
 | Local flavours | Free | Ribeauvillé (35 km) |
| Last name | Outing type | Difficulty | Duration | Departure municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hike | Intermediate | 3:00 | Ranspach (11.1 km) |
 | Hike | Intermediate | 1:05 | Thann (11.1 km) |
 | Hike | Easy | 2:00 | Metzeral (14.1 km) |
 | Hike | Intermediate | 4:40 | Rimbach-près-Masevaux (17.8 km) |
 | Hike | Intermediate | 3:00 | Masevaux-Niederbruck (18.6 km) |
