Molsheim

Molsheim
Molse
Église des Jésuites
Coat of arms of Molsheim
Location of Molsheim
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Molsheim is located in France
Molsheim
Molsheim
Molsheim is located in Grand Est
Molsheim
Molsheim
Coordinates: 48°32′N 7°29′E / 48.54°N 7.49°E / 48.54; 7.49
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementMolsheim
CantonMolsheim
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Furst[1] (LR)
Area
1
10.85 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
9,359
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67300 /67120
Elevation165–371 m (541–1,217 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Molsheim (French pronunciation: [mɔlsɛm]; also [mɔlsajm] ) is a commune and a subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3] The total population in 2017 was 9,312. Molsheim had been a very fast-growing city between the French censuses of 1968 and 1999, passing from 5,739 to 9,335 inhabitants, but this increase came to a noticeable halt since.[4] The urban unit of Molsheim had 26,925 inhabitants in 2017, from 16,888 in 1968.[5] Molsheim is part of the metropolitan area of Strasbourg.[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Commune de Molsheim (67300), INSEE
  4. ^ "Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune de Molsheim (67300)". INSEE. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Unité urbaine 2020 de Molsheim (67401)". INSEE. Retrieved 17 June 2022.