Bischheim, Bas-Rhin

Bischheim (French pronunciation: [biʃaim] ^ⓘ; Alsatian: Bésche) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.

Bischheim Bísche
Commune
The church in Bischheim
Coat of arms
Location of Bischheim
Bischheim Show map of France Bischheim Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°36′52″N 7°45′10″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Strasbourg
Canton	Schiltigheim
Intercommunality	Strasbourg Eurométropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Louis Hoerlé[1] (LR)
Area 1	4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	18,289
• Density	4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67043 /67800
Elevation	132–150 m (433–492 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The town is bordered by Hoenheim, Strasbourg, Schiltigheim, and Niederhausbergen. It lies on the Ill and the canal between the Rhine and the Rhône (Rhône–Rhine Canal).

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,423 —     1800 1,859 +3.89% 1806 1,822 −0.33% 1821 2,088 +0.91% 1831 2,347 +1.18% 1836 2,718 +2.98% 1841 2,692 −0.19% 1846 2,929 +1.70% 1851 3,137 +1.38% 1856 3,190 +0.34% 1861 3,401 +1.29% 1866 3,624 +1.28% 1871 3,860 +1.27% 1875 4,112 +1.59% 1880 4,931 +3.70% 1885 5,340 +1.61% 1890 6,045 +2.51% 1895 6,722 +2.15%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1900 7,764 +2.92% 1905 9,012 +3.03% 1910 9,865 +1.83% 1921 9,635 −0.21% 1926 10,240 +1.23% 1931 10,955 +1.36% 1936 11,287 +0.60% 1946 10,740 −0.50% 1954 11,430 +0.78% 1962 12,355 +0.98% 1968 14,383 +2.57% 1975 14,985 +0.59% 1982 16,215 +1.13% 1990 16,308 +0.07% 1999 16,763 +0.31% 2007 17,739 +0.71% 2012 17,491 −0.28% 2017 17,093 −0.46%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Château de la Cour d'Angleterre
• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department