Benfeld
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Benfeld
Banfald | |
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 The town hall in Benfeld | |
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Location of Benfeld  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°22′16″N 7°35′42″E / 48.371019°N 7.5950335°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein |
| Canton | Erstein |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jacky Wolfarth |
| Area 1 | 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 5,870 |
| • Density | 750/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67028 /67230 |
| Dialling codes | 0388 |
| Elevation | 155–162 m (509–531 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Benfeld (French pronunciation: [bɛnfɛld]; Alsatian: Banfald [ˈbanfalt]) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It is situated on the river Ill. In the nearby hamlet Ehl there is an archaeological site with the remains of the Gallo-Roman city Ellelum or Helvetum.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 1,309 | — |
| 1800 | 1,220 | −6.8% |
| 1806 | 1,188 | −2.6% |
| 1821 | 1,794 | +51.0% |
| 1831 | 2,230 | +24.3% |
| 1836 | 2,555 | +14.6% |
| 1841 | 2,688 | +5.2% |
| 1846 | 2,807 | +4.4% |
| 1851 | 3,001 | +6.9% |
| 1856 | 2,926 | −2.5% |
| 1861 | 2,745 | −6.2% |
| 1866 | 2,757 | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 2,603 | −5.6% |
| 1875 | 2,635 | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 2,797 | +6.1% |
| 1885 | 2,544 | −9.0% |
| 1890 | 2,324 | −8.6% |
| 1895 | 2,479 | +6.7% |
| 1900 | 2,388 | −3.7% |
| 1905 | 2,466 | +3.3% |
| 1910 | 2,640 | +7.1% |
| 1921 | 2,518 | −4.6% |
| 1926 | 2,655 | +5.4% |
| 1931 | 2,741 | +3.2% |
| 1936 | 2,838 | +3.5% |
| 1946 | 2,588 | −8.8% |
| 1954 | 2,886 | +11.5% |
| 1962 | 3,449 | +19.5% |
| 1968 | 3,441 | −0.2% |
| 1975 | 3,798 | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 4,451 | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 4,330 | −2.7% |
| 1999 | 4,878 | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 5,260 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 5,660 | +7.6% |
Sights
The core of the town boasts a number of ancient buildings, chief among them the Renaissance town hall with its 1619 automata. The handsome 1846 synagogue survived the Nazi occupation.[2]
See also
References
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