Artolsheim

Artolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in northeastern France.

Artolsheim Àrtelse
Commune
A half-timbered house in Artolsheim
Coat of arms
Location of Artolsheim
Artolsheim Artolsheim
Coordinates: 48°12′33″N 7°34′26″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Sélestat-Erstein
Canton	Sélestat
Intercommunality	CC Ried Marckolsheim
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Bernard Schultz
Area ^1	11.25 km^2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	996
• Density	89/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67011 /67390
Elevation	168–174 m (551–571 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Artolsheim has the distinction of being further from the sea than any other place in France. The Gulf of Genoa and the mouth of the River Scheldt are both 430 kilometres (267 mi)(267 miles) away.[2]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	694	—
1968	705	+1.6%
1975	630	−10.6%
1982	649	+3.0%
1990	643	−0.9%
1999	728	+13.2%
2006	855	+17.4%
2009	910	+6.4%
2015	998	+9.7%

Economy

Employment opportunities in the village are limited. The traditional economic focus of the region is Sélestat some fifteen kilometres (ten miles) to the west. The river crossing of Marckolsheim with its associated locks and hydro-electric power station offer employment opportunities: many mostly low-paid seasonal jobs are also provided by the Europa-Park 'theme park'.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. IGN Magazine n°50, novembre-décembre 2008