Vendenheim
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Strasbourg | |
| Canton | Brumath | |
| Community association | Eurométropole de Strasbourg | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 40 ′ N , 7 ° 43 ′ E | |
| height | 131-181 m | |
| surface | 15.89 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,664 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 356 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67550 | |
| INSEE code | 67506 | |
 Protestant Church Vendenheim |
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Vendenheim is a French commune with 5664 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). The small town is located ten kilometers north of Strasbourg . The inhabitants call themselves "Fédinois".
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2013 |
| Residents | 2.263 | 2,772 | 3,457 | 5,193 | 5,597 | 5,670 | 5,546 | 5,552 |
Buildings
- Half-timbered house from 1570
- Le pont tournant, swing bridge over the Rhine-Marne Canal
Economy and Infrastructure
Vendenheim shares the Parc commercial Strasbourg Nord , a trading center , with Mundolsheim and Lampertheim . The Reichstett oil refinery is partially located in the district of Vendenheim.
traffic
Vendenheim is on the Paris – Strasbourg line and is also the starting point for the Vendenheim – Weissenburg line . However, not all trains on the latter route stop in Vendenheim. Vendenheim is also on the LGV Est européenne . High-speed trains pass through Vendenheim without stopping.
On the eastern side, Vendenheim is affected by the D263 department road. The Rhine-Marne Canal also runs there .
Sports
The women footballers of FC Vendenheim have given the community a certain prominence in France.
See also
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 292-296.
