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Lingolsheim Língelse | |
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 The town hall in Lingolsheim | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lingolsheim | |
  Lingolsheim  Lingolsheim | |
| Coordinates:48°34′N7°41′E / 48.56°N 7.68°E /48.56; 7.68 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Strasbourg |
| Canton | Lingolsheim |
| Intercommunality | Strasbourg Eurométropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Catherine Graef-Eckert[1] (LR) |
Area 1 | 5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 20,683 |
| • Density | 3,630/km2 (9,410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67267 /67380 |
| Elevation | 139–150 m (456–492 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. | |
Lingolsheim (French pronunciation:[liŋ(ɡ)ɔlsaim]ⓘ) is acommune in theBas-Rhindepartment inGrand Est in north-easternFrance.[3] The town lies nearStrasbourg.
Lingolsheim is situated southwest ofStrasbourg, being a principal suburb between the city centre andStrasbourg Airport. Road access to the city is provided by departmental roads RD 392 and RD 222 and, less directly, bythe region'smain south-north autoroute. The commune is on therailway line that connects Strasbourg withMolsheim andSélestat, and is served by Line B of theStrasbourg tram network as well as several bus routes.
It lies on the small riversBruche andIll.
Outcomes of theFranco-Prussian War included the annexation in 1871 ofAlsace byGermany. A period of rapid modernisation ensued throughout the Strasbourg region, involving population growth, urbanisation and industrial expansion.
For Lingolsheim, a defining feature of this modernisation was the creation and rapid development of a large industrial tannery byAdler & OppenheimerAktiengesellschaft. By 1914 the business employed 2,000 and leather dominated the town's economy.
These years also saw the establishment of a majorsand extraction industry. The local soil, rich in red and white sands, was intensively exploited during the closing years of the nineteenth century.
Lingolsheim was not much affected by the fighting in theFirst World War, but following the defeat ofGermany the whole of Alsace found itselftransferred back toFrance.
TheSecond World War was more damaging. Immediately before the German invasion of 1940, the town'stanneries were evacuated toRennes where they remained until after the war. In the autumn of 1940 Lingolsheim was incorporated into "Großstraßburg". The buildings that had housed the tanneries were converted into a large workshop dedicated to repairingtanks. During this war Lingolsheim was subjected to several bombardments.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8,287 | — |
| 1975 | 10,479 | +3.41% |
| 1982 | 14,688 | +4.94% |
| 1990 | 16,480 | +1.45% |
| 1999 | 16,860 | +0.25% |
| 2007 | 16,954 | +0.07% |
| 2012 | 16,941 | −0.02% |
| 2017 | 18,324 | +1.58% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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