Artolsheim

Artolsheim Àrtelse
Commune
A half-timbered house in Artolsheim
Coat of arms
Artolsheim Location within Grand Est region Artolsheim
Coordinates: 48°12′33″N 7°34′26″E / 48.2092°N 7.5739°E / 48.2092; 7.5739Coordinates: 48°12′33″N 7°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 (2014-2020)	Bernard Schultz
Area1	11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population (2015)2	998
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Artolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in northeastern France.

Geography

Artolsheim has the distinction of being further from the sea than any other place in France. The Gulf of Genoa and the mouth of the River Scheldt are both 430 kilometres (267 mi)(267 miles) away.^[1]

Population

Economy

Employment opportunities in the village are limited. The traditional economic focus of the region is Sélestat some fifteen kilometres (ten miles) to the west. The river crossing of Marckolsheim with its associated locks and hydro-electric power station offer employment opportunities: many mostly low-paid seasonal jobs are also provided by the Europa-Park 'theme park'.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

• INSEE commune file

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