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Habsheim

Coordinates: 47°43′49″N 7°25′11″E / 47.7303°N 7.4197°E / 47.7303; 7.4197
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Habsheim
The town hall in Habsheim
The town hall in Habsheim
Coat of arms of Habsheim
Location of Habsheim
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Habsheim is located in France
Habsheim
Habsheim
Habsheim is located in Grand Est
Habsheim
Habsheim
Coordinates: 47°43′49″N 7°25′11″E / 47.7303°N 7.4197°E / 47.7303; 7.4197
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementMulhouse
CantonRixheim
IntercommunalityMulhouse Alsace Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gilbert Fuchs[1]
Area
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15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,055
 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68118 /68440
Elevation236–318 m (774–1,043 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Habsheim (French pronunciation: [apsaim] ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.[3]

History

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The Thalbahn Habsheim was a 24.6 km (15.3 mi) long narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of 600 mm (1 ft 11+58 in). It was built during World War I by German soldiers and Romanian prisoners of war as a military light railway.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,207—    
1975 2,560+2.14%
1982 3,644+5.17%
1990 3,799+0.52%
1999 4,313+1.42%
2007 4,744+1.20%
2012 4,944+0.83%
2017 4,894−0.20%
Source: INSEE[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. ^ "Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE