Bischheim, Bas-Rhin

Bischheim
Bísche

Coat of arms
Bischheim

Coordinates: 48°36′52″N 7°45′10″E / 48.6144°N 7.7528°ECoordinates: 48°36′52″N 7°45′10″E / 48.6144°N 7.7528°E
Country France
Region Alsace
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Strasbourg-Campagne
Canton Bischheim
Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) André Klein-Mosser
Area1 4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 17,827
 • Density 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 67043 / 67800
Elevation 132–150 m (433–492 ft)
(avg. 140 m or 460 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
Old coat of arms

Bischheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in northeastern France.

Geography

The town is bordered by Hoenheim, Strasbourg, Schiltigheim, and Niederhausbergen. It lies on the Ill and the canal between the Rhine and the Rhône (Rhone–Rhine Canal).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,423—    
18001,859+30.6%
18061,822−2.0%
18212,088+14.6%
18312,347+12.4%
18362,718+15.8%
18412,692−1.0%
18462,929+8.8%
18513,137+7.1%
18563,190+1.7%
18613,401+6.6%
18663,624+6.6%
18713,860+6.5%
18754,112+6.5%
18804,931+19.9%
18855,340+8.3%
18906,045+13.2%
18956,722+11.2%
19007,764+15.5%
19059,012+16.1%
19109,865+9.5%
19219,635−2.3%
192610,240+6.3%
193110,955+7.0%
193611,287+3.0%
194610,740−4.8%
195411,430+6.4%
196212,355+8.1%
196814,383+16.4%
197514,985+4.2%
198216,215+8.2%
199016,308+0.6%
199916,763+2.8%
200617,827+6.3%
200917,777−0.3%

See also

External links

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