Achenheim
| Achenheim Àchene |
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| Commune | ||
| The town hall in Achenheim
The town hall in Achenheim
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Strasbourg | |
| Canton | Lingolsheim | |
| Intercommunality | Eurométropole de Strasbourg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Valentin Rabot[1] | |
| Area1 | 6.03 km2 (2.33 sq mi) | |
| Population (Jan. 2018)2 | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67001 / 67204 | |
| Elevation | 143–191 m (469–627 ft) (avg. 167 m or 548 ft) |
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| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Achenheim (French pronunciation: [axənaim] (
listen); Alemannic German: Àchene ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.[2]
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
| Period | Name | Party | Remarks | |
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| 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
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% 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[3] | ||
See also
References
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- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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