Friesenheim, Bas-Rhin

Friesenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Friesenheim

Friesene
The town hall in Friesenheim
Coat of arms
Location of Friesenheim
Friesenheim
Friesenheim
Coordinates: 48°18′37″N 7°40′18″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSélestat-Erstein
CantonErstein
Government
  Mayor (20142020) André Klumb
Area
1
12.03 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
627
  Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67146 /67860
Elevation158–163 m (518–535 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Economy

Friesenheim retains a strongly agricultural economy. The sight of old drying racks for tobacco leaves brings to mind just one of the many crops that flourish in the gently warm climate of the alluvial riverside fields surrounding the village.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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