Gingsheim

Gingsheim
Gíngse

Coat of arms
Gingsheim

Coordinates: 48°43′03″N 7°35′23″E / 48.7175°N 7.5897°ECoordinates: 48°43′03″N 7°35′23″E / 48.7175°N 7.5897°E
Country France
Region Alsace
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Strasbourg-Campagne
Canton Hochfelden
Intercommunality Pays de la Zorn
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Dominique Gross
Area1 3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 325
  Density 88/km2 (230/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 67158 / 67270
Elevation 172–264 m (564–866 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.

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

Geography

Gingsheim is positioned between Duntzenheim to the east and Hohatzenheim to the west.

The countryside is gently hilly and is used for agriculture

Points of interest

Altar-piece: Oil painting (1897) of St Nicholas by Carola Sorg.

See also

References

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