Algolsheim Algelse | |
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 Entrance of the village | |
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 Location of Algolsheim | |
  Algolsheim  Algolsheim | |
| Coordinates:48°00′24″N7°33′36″E / 48.0067°N 7.56°E /48.0067; 7.56 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Ensisheim |
| Intercommunality | CC Alsace Rhin Brisach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | André Sieber[1] |
Area 1 | 7.22 km2 (2.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,112 |
| • Density | 154/km2 (399/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68001 /68600 |
| Elevation | 190–199 m (623–653 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Algolsheim (French pronunciation:[alɡɔlsaim]ⓘ;Alsatian:Àlgelsa) is acommune in theHaut-Rhindepartment inGrand Est in north-easternFrance.[3]
This Alsatian commune is located in theHaut-Rhin (68) several kilometers fromNeuf-Brisach.Situated 2 km (1.2 mi) from the border withGermany, Algolsheim includes a good number ofGerman residents, which has considerably increased its number of inhabitants in recent years. Algolsheim is part of theCanton of Ensisheim and theArrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé.
In 1196, the village was mentioned under the name d'Altolvisherde. From 1324 until theRevolution, the commune was part of the holdings of the counts ofWurtemberg. Between 1870 and 1875, severaltombs ofbronze were found in the territory of the commune. The village then held the name Alt-Olsheim. It owes its current name to the ease with which it can be confused with that ofAndolsheim. The town includes acatholic church, aprotestant temple since 1864, as well as aMennonite chapel founded in 1977. Modernisedagriculture, the principal industry of Algolsheim, maintains a healthy level, despite the increasing scarcity of farmers. More than half of the inhabitants of the commune work in the nearby industrial centers on the banks of theRhine. The construction of new housing projects has led to an increase in the demographic diversity of the village. Algolsheim possesses a rich natural heritage, owing to the proximity of the Rhineforest and the île du Rhin.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 312 | — |
| 1975 | 404 | +3.76% |
| 1982 | 495 | +2.94% |
| 1990 | 671 | +3.88% |
| 1999 | 982 | +4.32% |
| 2007 | 1,083 | +1.23% |
| 2012 | 1,172 | +1.59% |
| 2017 | 1,141 | −0.53% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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