Biesheim

Biesheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Biesheim
The town hall in Biesheim
Coat of arms
Location of Biesheim
Biesheim
Biesheim
Coordinates: 48°02′30″N 7°32′38″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonEnsisheim
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Georges Trescher
Area
1
16.55 km2 (6.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,571
  Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68036 /68600
Elevation184–194 m (604–636 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Archaeology

Remains of a Mithraeum have been unearthed in Biesheim in 1977.

See also

References

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


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