Benfeld
Sign in to saveBenfeld (; Alsatian: Banfald ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It is situated on the river Ill. In the nearby hamlet Ehl there is an archaeological site with the remains of the Gallo-Roman city Ellelum or Helvetum. Benfeld station has rail connections to Strasbourg and Colmar.
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Place details
- Locality
- Benfeld
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,199
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Benfeld
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Benfeld rClémenceau.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The Hôtel de Ville
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Benfeld FR Bas-Rhin.svg
- French commune.native name
- Banfald
- French commune.arrondissement
- Sélestat-Erstein
- French commune.canton
- Erstein
- French commune.INSEE
- 67028
- French commune.postal code
- 67230
- French commune.mayor
- Jacky Wolfarth
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Benfeld
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein
- Population
- +5973
- Area
- +7.79
- Elevation
- +158
- Body of water
- Ill
- Capital of
- canton of Benfeld
- Shares border with
- Sand
- Official website
- www.benfeld.fr
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Benfeld (; Alsatian: Banfald ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It is situated on the river Ill. In the nearby hamlet Ehl there is an archaeological site with the remains of the Gallo-Roman city Ellelum or Helvetum. Benfeld station has rail connections to Strasbourg and Colmar.
The missionary to remote northern Australia, Francis Xavier Gsell, was born in Benfeld in 1872.