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Altorf |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim |
| Canton | Molsheim |
| Intercommunality | Molsheim-Mutzig |
| Mayor | Régine Kientzi (2001–2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 162–186 m (531–610 ft) |
| Land area1 | 10.19 km2 (3.93 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,185 (2006) |
| - Density | 116 /km2 (300 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67008/ 67120 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 48°31′23″N 7°31′45″E / 48.5231°N 7.5292°E
Altorf (German: Altdorf) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
The town has a long history. Its most interesting monument is the part-Romanesque, part-Baroque church of St. Cyriaque, which until the French revolution belonged to a Benedictine Abbey.
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