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Forstheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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Forstheim is a commune in France, situated in the Grand Est region. It lies within the Bas-Rhin department and the arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg, having also been part of the arrondissement of Wissembourg and Unterelsaß. The commune borders Gundershoffen, Haguenau, Hegeney, and Laubach. Its official name is Forstheim, with the native label Forschem.

The area of Forstheim is 5.05 square kilometers, and it sits at an elevation of 246 meters above sea level. The population is recorded as 599, comprising 289 males and 295 females, while another source lists the population as 534. The postal code is 67580, and the associated electoral district is the canton of Reichshoffen.

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Place details

Locality
Forstheim
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Population
534

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Air quality

48US AQIGood
PM2.5
6.8 µg/m³
PM10
10.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Forstheim
French commune.native name
Forschem
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Forstheim (Bas-Rhin).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Haguenau-Wissembourg
French commune.canton
Reichshoffen
French commune.INSEE
67141
French commune.postal code
67580
French commune.mayor
Guillaume Peter
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.elevation min m
174
French commune.elevation max m
246
French commune.area km2
5.05

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Forstheim
Country
France
Population
599
Area
5.05
Elevation
214
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Laubach
Image
Forstheim maison 1805 rue principale15.jpg
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Commons category
Forstheim
postal code
67580
associated electoral district
canton of Reichshoffen
male population
289
female population
295
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-88-90-31-38
native label
Forschem
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Encyclopedic overview

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Forstheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

To the south and southwest the village is flanked by a wood. Otherwise, Forstheim is surrounded by arable farmland.

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

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