Griesheim-près-Molsheim

Griesheim-près-Molsheim (German: Griesheim bei Molsheim) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Griesheim près Molsheim
Commune
The town hall in Griesheim-près-Molsheim
Coat of arms
Location of Griesheim près Molsheim
Griesheim près Molsheim
Griesheim près Molsheim
Coordinates: 48°30′14″N 7°31′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementMolsheim
CantonMolsheim
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2014) Guy Erb
Area
1
4.62 km2 (1.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,188
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67172 /67870
Elevation156–191 m (512–627 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is one of nine member communes of the Community of Rosheim Communes, of which its mayor, Guy Erb, is currently president.

Geography

Griesheim lies some five kilometres (three miles) to the south-east of Molsheim.

The village is well connected, just eight kilometres (five miles) south-west of Strasbourg airport, with the centre of Strasbourg some eighteen kilometres (eleven miles) away. Griesheim is a couple of kilometres from the recently extended A35 autoroute on one side and the A352 autoroute on the other, although delays exacerbated by traffic congestion are a frequent feature of the roads in the Molsheim and Strasbourg areas. For rail travellers, the nearest station is in the neighbouring village of Rosheim.

About seven miles (four kilometres) to the west, the Upper Rhine plain gives way to the lower wooded slopes of the Vosges Mountains. To the east the land becomes progressively flatter and the agricultural potential of the alluvial soil richer between the village and the River Rhine.

It is important to distinguish between Griesheim-près-Molsheim and Griesheim-sur-Souffel, a village on the northern edge of Strasbourg. The two Griesheims are less than twenty kilometres (twelve miles) apart.

Adjacent communes

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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