Bischwiller
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Commune of Bischwiller |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Alsace |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Haguenau |
Canton | Bischwiller |
Intercommunality | Bischwiller et environs |
Mayor | Nicole Thomas (2007-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 123 m–147 m |
Land area¹ | 17.25 km² |
Population² (1999) |
11,596 |
- Density | 672.2/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 67046/ 67240 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Bischwiller (German: Bischweiler) is a town in the Bas-Rhin département, Alsace, France, 23 metres by rail north by east from Strasbourg. The population (as of 2005) was 11,696 [1]. The 1999 census population was 11,596 inhabitants living on a land area of 17.25 km² (6.66 sq mi).
[edit] Economy
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Bischwiller has manufactures of jute and machinery, brewing and iron-founding.
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)