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Artolsheim Àrtelse | |
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 A half-timbered house in Artolsheim | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Artolsheim | |
  Artolsheim  Artolsheim | |
| Coordinates:48°12′33″N7°34′26″E / 48.2092°N 7.5739°E /48.2092; 7.5739 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein |
| Canton | Sélestat |
| Intercommunality | CC Ried Marckolsheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2023–2026) | Jean-Michel Voegeli[1] |
Area 1 | 11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,008 |
| • Density | 89.60/km2 (232.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67011 /67390 |
| Elevation | 168–174 m (551–571 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Artolsheim (French pronunciation:[aʁtɔlsaim]) is acommune in theBas-Rhindepartment inAlsace in northeasternFrance.[3]
Artolsheim has the distinction of being further from the sea than any other place in France. TheGulf of Genoa and the mouth of the riverScheldt are both 430 km (267 mi) away.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 705 | — |
| 1975 | 630 | −1.59% |
| 1982 | 649 | +0.43% |
| 1990 | 643 | −0.12% |
| 1999 | 728 | +1.39% |
| 2009 | 910 | +2.26% |
| 2014 | 976 | +1.41% |
| 2020 | 989 | +0.22% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Employment opportunities in the village are limited. The traditional economic focus of the region isSélestat some fifteen kilometres (ten miles) to the west. The river crossing ofMarckolsheim with its associated locks and hydro-electric power station offer employment opportunities: many mostly low-paid seasonal jobs are also provided by theEuropa-Park 'theme park'.
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