Wasselonne

Wasselonne
region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Molsheim
Canton	Saverne
Community association	Mossig et Vignoble
Coordinates	48 ° 38 ' N , 7 ° 27' E Coordinates: 48 ° 38 ' N , 7 ° 27' E
height	195-380 m
surface	15.00 km 2
Residents	5,652 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	377 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	67310
INSEE code	67520
Website	http://www.wasselonne.fr
	; Former train station Wasselonne - Wasselnheim

Wasselonne (German Wasselnheim , Alsatian Wàssle ) is a French commune with 5652 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) belongs to the canton of Saverne in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It is a member and administrative seat of the Communauté de communes de la Mossig et du Vignoble . The Mossig flows past her.

history

From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Wasselonne belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Molsheim district in the Lower Alsace district .

Wasselonne was the administrative seat and member municipality of the communal association Communauté de communes des Coteaux de la Mossig , which was merged into the Communauté de communes de la Mossig et du Vignoble in 2017 .

Population development

year	1910	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	3,531	3,655	3,832	4.172	4,862	4,916	5,542	5,566	5562

Infrastructure

The small town is a hub for private transport - this is where the departmental roads D 25, D 75 and D 224 end. The D 1004 is a continuous expressway there.

In Wasselonne there is the Collège Marcel Pagnol , a grammar school , and the Hôpital local de Wasselonne .

Tower of the château
Damming of the Mossig
Church of St. Don Bosco

Attractions

Château de Wasselonne
Today Wasselonne is no longer connected to the French railway network. The disused station buildings of the former Wasselonne , stationery and Wasselnheim stations as well as a goods shed have been preserved.