Molsheim

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Coordinates: 48°32′37″N 7°29′35″E / 48.54361111, 7.49305556

Commune of Molsheim
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Alsace
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Molsheim
Canton	Molsheim
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la région de Molsheim-Mutzig
Mayor	Laurent Furst (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	165 m–371 m (avg. 180 m)
Land area¹	10.85 km²
Population² (1999)	9,335
- Density	860/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	67300/ 67120
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.

Molsheim is a commune of the Bas-Rhin département in the Alsace region of France. Population (1999): 9,335

[edit] Cityscape

The old town of Molsheim is well-preserved and contains a considerable number of old houses and buildings of typically Alsatian architecture. The most notable buildings are the medieval Tour des Forgerons, the Renaissance Metzig, the baroque (although built in late gothic style) Eglise des Jésuites - an inordinately large church insofar as it could house the entire population of the town when built - and the classical Hôtel de ville. The former monastery La Chartreuse, partly destroyed in the French Revolution, now houses a museum ; covering an area of 3 hectares, it used to be a genuine city within the city.

[edit] Economy

Molsheim is notable as the home of the Bugatti automobile factory. Production by Bugatti Automobiles SAS restarted in Dorlisheim near Molsheim in 2005.

[edit] External links

• Town council website
• Saint George's and Trinity Church in the Structurae database