Biesheim
Biesheim | |
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The town hall in Biesheim | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Biesheim | |
Biesheim Biesheim | |
| Coordinates: 48°02′30″N 7°32′38″E / 48.0417°N 7.5439°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Ensisheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Hug[1] |
Area 1 | 16.55 km2 (6.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,519 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68036 /68600 |
| Elevation | 184–194 m (604–636 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Biesheim (French pronunciation: [bisaim] ⓘ; Alsatian: Biese) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,148 | — |
| 1975 | 1,874 | +7.25% |
| 1982 | 1,959 | +0.64% |
| 1990 | 2,125 | +1.02% |
| 1999 | 2,315 | +0.96% |
| 2007 | 2,299 | −0.09% |
| 2012 | 2,506 | +1.74% |
| 2017 | 2,571 | +0.51% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Archaeology
Remains of a Mithraeum have been unearthed in Biesheim in 1977.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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