Schaeffersheim
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein | |
| Canton | First stone | |
| Community association | Canton d'Erstein | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 26 ' N , 7 ° 37' E | |
| height | 152-156 m | |
| surface | 3.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 835 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 211 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67150 | |
| INSEE code | 67438 | |
 Church of St. Leodegar Schaeffersheim |
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Schaeffersheim (German Schäffersheim ) is a French commune with 835 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ).
geography
The place is east of Erstein . The river that touches Schaeffersheim in the north and in the east is called La Scheer .
Most of the 396 hectare area is used by agriculture. The proportion of forest in the municipality is around 20%.
Neighboring communities of Schaeffersheim are Limersheim in the north, Erstein in the east, Bolsenheim in the south and west and Meistratzheim in the northwest.
history
Schaeffersheim was first mentioned in 777 in a document from the Abbey of Saint-Denis. The partner town of Schäffersheim is Waltersweier , a district of Offenburg .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 526 | 542 | 574 | 637 | 669 | 706 | 794 | 841 |
Attractions
- Saint-Léger church from the 18th century
- The Saint-Blaise chapel, which has been built over twice, dates back to 1371 and is the only remnant of the now no longer existing village of Battersheim.
economy
The 30 hectare industrial area ZI Ouest Gare is located southwest of Schaeffersheim .
Transport links
The two-lane Europastraße 25 and the Strasbourg - Colmar - Mulhouse railway line run between Schaeffersheim and Erstein and are operated by the TER Alsace company. Schaeffersheim has a connection to the E 25 as well as to the railway line ( Ouest-Gare / Westbahnhof ).
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 377-378.
