Artolsheim

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Artolsheim

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Artolsheim is located in France
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Artolsheim
Administration
Country France
Region Alsace
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Sélestat-Erstein
Canton Marckolsheim
Intercommunality Marckolsheim et environs
Mayor Bernard Schultz
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 168–174 m (551–571 ft)
Land area1 11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population2 874  (2006)
 - Density 78 /km2 (200 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 67011/ 67390
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°12′33″N 7°34′26″E / 48.2092°N 7.5739°E / 48.2092; 7.5739

Artolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

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Geography

Artolsheim has the distinction of being further from the sea than any other place in France. The Gulf of Genoa and the mouth of the River Scheldt are both 430 kilometres (267 mi)(267 miles) away[1].

Economy

Employment opportunities in the village are limited. The traditional economic focus of the region is Sélestat some fifteen kilometres (ten miles) to the west. The river crossing of Marckolsheim with its associated locks and hydro-electric power station offer employment opportunities: many mostly low paid seasonal jobs are also provided by the Europa-Park 'theme park'. The registered population of Artolsheim was 694 in 1962 and declined through the 1970s and 1980s, but by 2005 had rebounded to 848.

Twin towns

See also

References

  1. ^ IGN Magazine n°50, novembre-décembre 2008



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