Drusenheim

Drusenheim
Commune

Coat of arms
Drusenheim
Location within Grand Est region
Drusenheim
Coordinates: 48°45′46″N 7°57′09″E / 48.7628°N 7.9525°E / 48.7628; 7.9525Coordinates: 48°45′46″N 7°57′09″E / 48.7628°N 7.9525°E / 48.7628; 7.9525
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton Bischwiller
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacky Keller
Area1 15.73 km2 (6.07 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 5,086
  Density 320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 67106 /67410
Elevation 119–128 m (390–420 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.

Drusenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin département in Grand Est in north-eastern France, situated on the bank of the Rhine.

History

Drusenheim was fortified by the military architect, militaire Jean Maximilien Welsch in 1705.

Notable people

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