Bischheim (French pronunciation: [biʃaim] ; Alsatian: Bésche) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.

Bischheim
Bísche
The church in Bischheim
The church in Bischheim
Coat of arms of Bischheim
Location of Bischheim
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Bischheim is located in France
Bischheim
Bischheim
Bischheim is located in Grand Est
Bischheim
Bischheim
Coordinates: 48°36′52″N 7°45′10″E / 48.6144°N 7.7528°E / 48.6144; 7.7528
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementStrasbourg
CantonSchiltigheim
IntercommunalityStrasbourg Eurométropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Louis Hoerlé[1]
Area
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4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
17,939
 • Density4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67043 /67800
Elevation132–150 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.

Geography

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

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,423—    
1800 1,859+3.89%
1806 1,822−0.33%
1821 2,088+0.91%
1831 2,347+1.18%
1836 2,718+2.98%
1841 2,692−0.19%
1846 2,929+1.70%
1851 3,137+1.38%
1856 3,190+0.34%
1861 3,401+1.29%
1866 3,624+1.28%
1871 3,860+1.27%
1875 4,112+1.59%
1880 4,931+3.70%
1885 5,340+1.61%
1890 6,045+2.51%
1895 6,722+2.15%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1900 7,764+2.92%
1905 9,012+3.03%
1910 9,865+1.83%
1921 9,635−0.21%
1926 10,240+1.23%
1931 10,955+1.36%
1936 11,287+0.60%
1946 10,740−0.50%
1954 11,430+0.78%
1962 12,355+0.98%
1968 14,383+2.57%
1975 14,985+0.59%
1982 16,215+1.13%
1990 16,308+0.07%
1999 16,763+0.31%
2007 17,739+0.71%
2012 17,491−0.28%
2017 17,093−0.46%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bischheim, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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