Habsheim

Habsheim (French pronunciation: [apsaim] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.^[3]

Habsheim
Commune
The town hall in Habsheim
Coat of arms
Location of Habsheim
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Coordinates: 47°43′49″N 7°25′11″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Mulhouse
Canton	Rixheim
Intercommunality	Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gilbert Fuchs[1]
Area 1	15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,061
• Density	323.8/km2 (838.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	68118 /68440
Elevation	236–318 m (774–1,043 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The Thalbahn Habsheim was a 24.6 km (15.3 mi) long narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in). It was built during World War I by German soldiers and Romanian prisoners of war as a military light railway.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,207	—
1975	2,560	+2.14%
1982	3,644	+5.17%
1990	3,799	+0.52%
1999	4,313	+1.42%
2007	4,744	+1.20%
2012	4,944	+0.83%
2017	4,894	−0.20%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin département
• Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport