Molsheim | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
![]() Église des Jésuites church. | |
Coordinates: 48°32′N 7°29′E / 48.54°N 7.49°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Molsheim |
Canton | Molsheim |
Intercommunality | Région de Molsheim-Mutzig |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Laurent Furst |
Area 1 | 10.85 km2 (4.19 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 9,263 |
• Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Demonym | Molsheimois |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 67300 /67120 |
Elevation | 165–371 m (541–1,217 ft) (avg. 268 m or 879 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Molsheim is a commune in north-eastern France, in the Bas-Rhin department, of which it is a subprefecture. It is in the Grand Est region.
The commmune is in the historical and cultural region of Alsace.
Molsheim is in the central part of the Bas-Rhin department, 29 km (18 mi) to the west of Strasbourg. The Bruche river, a left tributary of the Ill river, flows through the commune.
The commune has an area of 10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi).[1] Its average altitude is 268 m (879 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 175 m (574 ft).[2]
The distances from Molsheim to other cities are:
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The commune of Molsheim is surrounded by the following communes:
The climate of Molsheim, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
The inhabitants of Molsheim are known, in French, as Molsheimois or Molshémiens (women: Molsheimoises).[3]
With a population of 9,263,[4] Molsheim has a population density of 854 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Molsheim
Molsheim is a subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin department since 1919. It is the capital of the Molsheim arrondissement and is also the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Molsheim formed by 31 communes, with 54,596 inhabitants (2014).[5]