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Molsheim
Molse | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 48°32′N 7°29′E / 48.54°N 7.49°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Molsheim |
Canton | Molsheim |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Furst[1] (LR) |
Area 1 | 10.85 km2 (4.19 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 9,359 |
• Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 67300 /67120 |
Elevation | 165–371 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]