Baldersheim

Baldersheim 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.[2]

Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Baldersheim, France

Baldersheim
Commune
Baldersheim Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Baldersheim
Baldersheim Baldersheim
Coordinates: 47°48′03″N 7°22′52″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Mulhouse
Canton	Rixheim
Intercommunality	Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Logel
Area ^1	12.76 km^2 (4.93 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,616
• Density	210/km^2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	68015 /68390
Elevation	225–233 m (738–764 ft) (avg. 227 m or 745 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Etymology

Baldersheim was first attested as Balthersheim in 976, and is of Germanic origin. The toponym derives from the genitive of anthroponym Baldo (see *balþaz), with suffix -heim pointing to Germanic *-haim. This toponymic pattern is common in the departments of Moselle, Bas Rhin and Haut Rhin.[3]

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
3. Caljouw, William Robert (1981). "Germanic elements in French Toponymy". University of British Columbia. pp. 145–146. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Retrieved 2021-01-12.