Sausheim
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Mulhouse | |
| Canton | Rixheim | |
| Community association | Mulhouse Alsace agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 47 ' N , 7 ° 22' E | |
| height | 226-236 m | |
| surface | 16.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,501 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 325 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68390 | |
| INSEE code | 68300 | |
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Sausheim ( Saise in Alsace ) is a French commune with 5501 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ).
The village is 230 m above sea level and is connected to the motorway network with the A 35 and A 36 . Today Sausheim is mainly characterized by the textile and car industry ( PSA Peugeot Citroën ).
history
It is first mentioned in 1468. Sausheim was affected by several wars, the last being from World War II . The liberation followed on February 6, 1945.
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Sausheim belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the district of Mulhouse in the district of Upper Alsace .
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1,398 | 2447 | 3156 | 4940 | 4737 | 4748 | 5470 | 5280 | 5501 |
economy
The largest employer in Sausheim is PSA Peugeot Citroën with more than 13,000 employees.
Attractions
- St. Laurentius Church
St. Laurentius Church
Geodesic stele
Personalities
- Roger Hassenforder (* 1930 in Sausheim), racing cyclist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 660-661.
