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Avolsheim

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Also known as Dompeter

Avolsheim () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.

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Avolsheim is a commune in France, situated within the Bas-Rhin department and the arrondissement of Molsheim. It is part of the Grand Est region and the canton of Molsheim. The municipality covers an area of 1.83 square kilometers and shares borders with Soultz-les-Bains, Molsheim, and Wolxheim. Its postal code is 67120.

The population of Avolsheim is recorded as 788, comprising 361 males and 352 females. Another source lists the population as 695. The elevation above sea level is noted as 362 meters in one dataset, while other sources indicate elevations of 172 and 171 meters. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.

Synthesized by Vinony from 52 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Open Meteo, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Firecrawl, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Place details

Locality
Avolsheim
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Population
695
Timezone
Europe/Paris

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

51US AQIModerate
PM2.5
7.4 µg/m³
PM10
12.3 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-11 03:00 · Open-Meteo

Key facts

French commune.name
Avolsheim
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Avolsheim 1643.jpg
French commune.caption
Avolsheim in winter
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason de la ville d'Avolsheim (67).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Molsheim
French commune.canton
Molsheim
French commune.INSEE
67016
French commune.postal code
67120
French commune.mayor
Pascal Géhin
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CC Région Molsheim-Mutzig
French commune.elevation min m
164
French commune.elevation max m
362
French commune.area km2
1.83

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Site officiel de la commune de Avolsheim dans le Bas-Rhin et la région Alsace (67)

Site officiel de la commune de Avolsheim dans le Bas-Rhin et la région Alsace (67)

avolsheim.fr

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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Neighbouring communes and villages
  • Toponymy
  • History
  • Until the Revolution
  • Since the French Revolution
  • Heraldry
  • Administration
  • Demography
  • Culture and heritage
  • Civil heritage
  • Religious heritage
  • See also
  • Bibliography
  • References
  • External links

Avolsheim () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.

The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Avolsheim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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