Bischheim, Bas-Rhin

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Commune of Bischheim
Location
Longitude 07° 45' 10" E
Latitude 48° 36' 52" N
Administration
Country France
Region Alsace
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Strasbourg-Campagne
Canton Bischheim
(chief town)
Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg
Mayor André Klein-Mosser
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Altitude 132 m–150 m
(avg. 140 m)
Land area¹ 4.41 km²
Population²
(1999)
16,763
 - Density (1999) 3,801/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 67043/ 67800
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France

Bischheim is a commune in the department of Bas-Rhin in Alsace, France with a population of 16,763. The town is bordered by Hoenheim, Strasbourg, Schiltigheim, and Niederhausbergen. It lies on the Ill and the canal between the Rhine and the Rhône.

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  • This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.