- Drusenheim
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Drusenheim
Administration Country France Region Alsace Department Bas-Rhin Arrondissement Haguenau Canton Bischwiller Intercommunality Espace Rhénan Mayor Jacky Keller
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 119–128 m (390–420 ft) Land area1 15.73 km2 (6.07 sq mi) Population2 5,086 (2006) - Density 323 /km2 (840 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 67106/ 67410 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. Coordinates: 48°45′46″N 7°57′09″E / 48.76277778°N 7.9525°E
Drusenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin département in Alsace in north-eastern France, situated on the bank of the Rhine.
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History
Drusenheim was fortified by the military architect, militaire Jean Maximilien Welsch in 1705.
Notable people
- Roland Wagner (1955), former football international
- Cyrille Schott, (born 1950 in Drusenheim), Prefect
- Jacques Gachot (1885–1954): Alsatian artist-painter and illustrator, member of the "Groupe de Mai"
See also
References
Categories:- Communes of Bas-Rhin
- Bas-Rhin geography stubs
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