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Achenheim

Coordinates: 48°34′55″N 7°37′40″E / 48.5819°N 7.6278°E / 48.5819; 7.6278
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Achenheim
Àchene
The town hall in Achenheim
The town hall in Achenheim
Coat of arms of Achenheim
Location of Achenheim
Map
Achenheim is located in France
Achenheim
Achenheim
Achenheim is located in Grand Est
Achenheim
Achenheim
Coordinates: 48°34′55″N 7°37′40″E / 48.5819°N 7.6278°E / 48.5819; 7.6278
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementStrasbourg
CantonLingolsheim
IntercommunalityEurométropole de Strasbourg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Valentin Rabot[1]
Area
1
6.03 km2 (2.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,504
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67001 /67204
Elevation143–191 m (469–627 ft)
(avg. 167 m or 548 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Achenheim (French pronunciation: [axənaim] ; Alsatian: Àchene) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.[3]

The village, which is in the arrondissement of Strasbourg and the canton of Lingolsheim lies close to the Canal de la Bruche and to the departmental road connecting Soultz-les-Bains to Strasbourg.

History

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The oldest traces of human habitation in Alsace – tools used by Homo erectus in the Paleolithic era some 700,000 years ago – have been found in loess deposits at Achenheim.

In 1264 the village was burnt down by forces from Strasbourg during the war between the city and its bishop, Walter de Geroldseck.

Waterways

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Administration

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List of mayors
Period Name Party Remarks
2020 incumbent Valentin Rabot
2012 2020 Raymond Leipp LR Retired; acting mayor from 16.01.2012; re-elected in 2014
2008 2011 Jean-Jacques Fritz MoDem then NC European Parliament director in Strasbourg, Regional Councillor
1995 2008 Roger Viola DVD CEO of a family firm supplying building materials; re-elected in 2001

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,207—    
1975 1,535+3.49%
1982 1,717+1.61%
1990 2,072+2.38%
1999 2,183+0.58%
2007 2,230+0.27%
2012 2,043−1.74%
2017 2,123+0.77%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE