La Vancelle
La Vancelle ( German Wanzel ) is a commune with 374 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Bas- Rhin in the Alsace region. The community is a member of the Communauté de communes de Sélestat.
Geography
La Vancelle has the character of a scattered settlement and is linked by road with the Villé and thus with the National Road N59. The surrounding area in the Vosges region is largely forested; in the north is the state forest Forêt Domaniale de la Vancelle. The town is dominated by the massif of Altenbergs with the ruins Frankenburg and the Rocher du Coucou ( the Cuckoo rocks ). La Vancelle is one of the border towns of Alemannic dialect area.