Achenheim Àchene | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in Achenheim | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Achenheim | |
  Achenheim  Achenheim | |
| Coordinates:48°34′55″N7°37′40″E / 48.5819°N 7.6278°E /48.5819; 7.6278 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Strasbourg |
| Canton | Lingolsheim |
| Intercommunality | Eurométropole de Strasbourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Valentin Rabot[1] |
Area 1 | 6.03 km2 (2.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,637 |
| • Density | 437/km2 (1,130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67001 /67204 |
| Elevation | 143–191 m (469–627 ft) (avg. 167 m or 548 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Achenheim (French pronunciation:[axənaim]ⓘ;Alsatian:Àchene) is acommune in theBas-Rhindepartment andGrand Estregion of north-easternFrance.[3]
The village, which is in thearrondissement of Strasbourg and thecanton of Lingolsheim lies close to theCanal de la Bruche and to the departmental road connectingSoultz-les-Bains toStrasbourg.
The oldest traces of human habitation inAlsace – tools used byHomo erectus in thePaleolithic era some 700,000 years ago – have been found inloess deposits at Achenheim.
In 1264 the village was burnt down by forces fromStrasbourg during the war between the city and its bishop, Walter de Geroldseck.
| Period | Name | Party | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2008 | Roger Viola | DVD | CEO of a family firm supplying building materials; re-elected in 2001 |
| 2008 | 2011 | Jean-Jacques Fritz | MoDem thenNC | European Parliament director in Strasbourg, Regional Councillor |
| 2012 | 2020 | Raymond Leipp | LR | Retired; acting mayor from 16 January 2012; re-elected in 2014 |
| 2020 | incumbent | Valentin Rabot | ||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,207 | — |
| 1975 | 1,535 | +3.49% |
| 1982 | 1,717 | +1.61% |
| 1990 | 2,072 | +2.38% |
| 1999 | 2,183 | +0.58% |
| 2007 | 2,230 | +0.27% |
| 2012 | 2,043 | −1.74% |
| 2017 | 2,123 | +0.77% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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