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Biesheim

Coordinates: 48°02′30″N 7°32′38″E / 48.0417°N 7.5439°E / 48.0417; 7.5439
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Biesheim
The town hall in Biesheim
The town hall in Biesheim
Coat of arms of Biesheim
Location of Biesheim
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Biesheim is located in France
Biesheim
Biesheim
Biesheim is located in Grand Est
Biesheim
Biesheim
Coordinates: 48°02′30″N 7°32′38″E / 48.0417°N 7.5439°E / 48.0417; 7.5439
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonEnsisheim
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Hug[1]
Area
1
16.55 km2 (6.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,501
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68036 /68600
Elevation184–194 m (604–636 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Biesheim (French pronunciation: [bisaim] ; Alsatian: Biese) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,148—    
1975 1,874+7.25%
1982 1,959+0.64%
1990 2,125+1.02%
1999 2,315+0.96%
2007 2,299−0.09%
2012 2,506+1.74%
2017 2,571+0.51%
Source: INSEE[4]

Archaeology

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Remains of a Mithraeum have been unearthed in Biesheim in 1977.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE