Habsheim | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in Habsheim | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Habsheim | |
Habsheim Habsheim | |
| Coordinates: 47°43′49″N 7°25′11″E / 47.7303°N 7.4197°E / 47.7303; 7.4197 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Mulhouse |
| Canton | Rixheim |
| Intercommunality | Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilbert Fuchs1 |
Area 1 | 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 5,076 |
| • Density | 324.8/km2 (841.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68118 /68440 |
| Elevation | 236–318 m (774–1,043 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Habsheim (French pronunciation: [apsaim] ⓘ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.3
History
The Thalbahn Habsheim was a 24.6 km (15.3 mi) long narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in). It was built during World War I by German soldiers and Romanian prisoners of war as a military light railway.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,207 | — |
| 1975 | 2,560 | +2.14% |
| 1982 | 3,644 | +5.17% |
| 1990 | 3,799 | +0.52% |
| 1999 | 4,313 | +1.42% |
| 2007 | 4,744 | +1.20% |
| 2012 | 4,944 | +0.83% |
| 2017 | 4,894 | −0.20% |
| 2023 | 5,076 | +0.61% |
| Source: INSEE4 | ||
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- "Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE