Griesheim-sur-Souffel

Griesheim-sur-Souffel
The town hall in Griesheim-sur-Souffel
The town hall in Griesheim-sur-Souffel
Coat of arms of Griesheim-sur-Souffel
Location of Griesheim-sur-Souffel
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Griesheim-sur-Souffel is located in France
Griesheim-sur-Souffel
Griesheim-sur-Souffel
Griesheim-sur-Souffel is located in Grand Est
Griesheim-sur-Souffel
Griesheim-sur-Souffel
Coordinates: 48°38′08″N 7°40′04″E / 48.6356°N 7.6678°E / 48.6356; 7.6678
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSaverne
CantonBouxwiller
IntercommunalityCC Kochersberg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) René Wunenburger[1]
Area
1
4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,231
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67173 /67370
Elevation142–192 m (466–630 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Griesheim-sur-Souffel is a commune in the Bas-Rhin département in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3] It is positioned about 8 kilometers to the northwest of the city centre of Strasbourg.

Griesheim-sur-Souffel is one of the 23 member communes of the Community of Communes of the Kochersberg.

Griesheim-sur-Souffel should not be confused with Griesheim-près-Molsheim, a slightly larger village positioned, as its name indicates, a short distance from Molsheim. The two Griesheims are less than twenty kilometres (twelve miles) apart.

The Souffel stream runs by the village's border with its neighbour village of Dingsheim.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file