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Geispolsheim
Geispolsheim Gäispítze | ||
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Commune | ||
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Location of Geispolsheim | ||
  Geispolsheim Show map of France  Geispolsheim Show map of Grand Est | ||
| Coordinates: 48°31′N 7°39′E / 48.52°N 7.65°E / 48.52; 7.65Coordinates: 48°31′N 7°39′E / 48.52°N 7.65°E / 48.52; 7.65 | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Strasbourg | |
| Canton | Lingolsheim | |
| Intercommunality | Strasbourg Eurométropole | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} (2001–2008) |
Sébastien Zaegel | |
| Area 1 |
21.95 km2 (8.47 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 |
7,152 | |
| • Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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INSEE/Postal code |
67152 /67118 |
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| Elevation | 139–155 m (456–509 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Geispolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
Geispolsheim is positioned 12 kilometres (7 mi) to the south of Strasbourg.
The construction of a railway between Strasbourg and Mulhouse involved the building in 1841 of a station approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) to the east of the little town: this was followed by the development around the new station of a separate little conurbation, albeit one that always remained a part of the commune of Geispolsheim. The newer settlement was known as 'Geispolsheim-Gare' (Geispolsheim-Station), and retains the name even though the station itself was demolished in 1992, while the original settlement is still unofficially referred to as 'Geispolsheim-Village'. The two parts of the little town are linked by the departmental road RD84.
Today included in the Strasbourg Eurométropole, Geispolsheim is well positioned for future expansion: it already offers significant local employment and commercial opportunities in its industrial and artisanal zones.
See also
- Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
References
- INSEE commune file
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