Achenheim

Achenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.

Achenheim
Àchene
The town hall in Achenheim
Location of Achenheim
Achenheim
Achenheim
Coordinates: 48°34′55″N 7°37′40″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementStrasbourg
CantonLingolsheim
IntercommunalityEurométropole de Strasbourg
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Laurent Sundhauser
Area
1
6.03 km2 (2.33 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
2,338
  Density390/km2 (1,000/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.

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

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

Administration

List of mayors
Period Name Party Remarks
2020 incumbent Laurent Sundhauser DVD
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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
20062,224    
20072,230+0.3%
20082,216−0.6%
20092,230+0.6%
20102,168−2.8%
20112,105−2.9%
20122,043−2.9%
20132,025−0.9%
20142,001−1.2%
20152,042+2.0%
20162,082+2.0%

See also

References


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