Bischoffsheim
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Bischoffsheim
Bìsche | |
|---|---|
 The fountain and surroundings in Bischoffsheim | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bischoffsheim | |
  Bischoffsheim  Bischoffsheim | |
| Coordinates: 48°29′16″N 7°29′25″E / 48.4878°N 7.4903°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim |
| Canton | Molsheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Lutz[1] |
Area 1 | 12.33 km2 (4.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,342 |
| • Density | 271.0/km2 (702.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67045 /67870 |
| Elevation | 149–362 m (489–1,188 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bischoffsheim (French pronunciation: [biʃɔfsaim] ⓘ; German: Bischofsheim im Elsass; Alsatian: Bìsche) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.[3]
History
Archaeological discoveries attest to the presence of people in the site of Bischoffsheim since the Neolithic, five to six thousand years BCE. Various remains indicate that the site was already important before the Roman period.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,495 | — |
| 1975 | 1,819 | +2.84% |
| 1982 | 2,075 | +1.90% |
| 1990 | 2,176 | +0.60% |
| 1999 | 2,768 | +2.71% |
| 2007 | 3,141 | +1.59% |
| 2012 | 3,322 | +1.13% |
| 2017 | 3,330 | +0.05% |
| 2023 | 3,342 | +0.06% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
