Gambsheim

Gambsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France, in the historical region of Alsace.

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Place details

Locality: Gambsheim
Region: Grand Est
Country: France
Population: 4,071
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Gambsheim
French commune.native name: Gàmbse
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Gambsheim-2.jpg
French commune.caption: Gambsheim town hall
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Gambsheim (Bas-Rhin).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Haguenau-Wissembourg
French commune.canton: Brumath
French commune.INSEE: 67151
French commune.postal code: 67760
French commune.mayor: Hubert Hoffmann
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: Pays Rhénan
French commune.elevation min m: 126
French commune.elevation max m: 131
French commune.area km2: 17.38

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Gambsheim
Population: 5312
Area: 17.38
Elevation: 128
Official website: mairie-gambsheim.fr
Image: Gambsheim Mairie (3).JPG

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Commons category: Gambsheim
postal code: 67760
male population: 2405
female population: 2478
P8168: glutinous rice
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-3-88-59-79-59
native label: Gàmbse

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Gambsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France, in the historical region of Alsace.

==Geography== Gambsheim lies adjacent to a river-crossing into Germany that is favoured by southbound traffic on the A35 autoroute wishing to avoid traffic delays around Strasbourg. The crossing coincides with the location of a large river lock which, like the similar French-German cooperation project at Iffezheim Lock, is also the site of a power station and one of the Rhine's first fish ladders. The latter was installed to support migratory fish in general and, more specifically, in an attempt to restore the abundant salmon population for which the upper Rhine was famous before the early 20th century, when the installation of a series of locks rendered the river navigable beyond Basel for boats, but blocked it for migrating fish.