Gambsheim

Gambsheim
Gàmbse

Coat of arms
Gambsheim

Coordinates: 48°41′35″N 7°53′03″E / 48.6931°N 7.8842°ECoordinates: 48°41′35″N 7°53′03″E / 48.6931°N 7.8842°E
Country France
Region Alsace
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Strasbourg-Campagne
Canton Brumath
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Hubert Hoffmann
Area1 17.38 km2 (6.71 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 4,352
 • Density 250/km2 (650/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 67151 / 67760
Elevation 126–131 m (413–430 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.
Town hall

Gambsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

Geography

It is adjacent to a river crossing into Germany that is favoured by southbound autoroute traffic wishing to avoid traffic delays around Strasbourg. The road crossing the river coincides with a large lock which is also the site of one of the Rhine's first fish ladders installed to support migratory fish in general and, more specifically, to try and restore the abundant salmon population for which the upper Rhine was famous before the early 20th century, when the installation of a series of locks rendered the river navigable beyond Basel for boats, but blocked it for migrating fish.

Landmarks

See also

References

  1. ↑ Patrimoine - La mairie;

External links

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