Geispolsheim
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Strasbourg | |
| Canton | Lingolsheim | |
| Community association | Eurométropole de Strasbourg | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 31 ' N , 7 ° 39' E | |
| height | 139-155 m | |
| surface | 21.95 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,540 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 344 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67118 | |
| INSEE code | 67152 | |
| Website | ville-geispolsheim.fr | |
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 Geispolsheim town hall  | 
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Geispolsheim is a French town with 7540 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the agglomeration around Strasbourg in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ).
The community consists of two larger parts, Geispolsheim- Village and Geispolsheim- Gare . The last-named district is named after the train station located here on the Strasbourg – Colmar – Mulhouse route , which is served by the trains of the TER Alsace regional transport company . In the northwest there is a connection (8) to the French motorway A 35 ( L'Alsacienne ).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 | 
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| Residents | 3672 | 3758 | 4625 | 4712 | 5546 | 7031 | 7067 | 7476 | 
Attractions
- several half-timbered houses resp. the maisons à colombages
 - Sainte-Marguerite Catholic Church from 1771
 - Chapel "Hattisheim" ( Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs )
 
Town twinning
Geispolsheim has had a partnership with Séné , a small port community on the Gulf of Morbihan , since 1984 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 401-407.
 
Web links
Commons : Geispolsheim  - collection of images, videos and audio files