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Kingersheim (; ; Alsatian: Kingersche) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department, Grand Est (formerly Alsace), northeastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation. A few centuries ago, it was still a small village but nowadays Kingersheim has become the eighth municipality of the Haut-Rhin. The town is mainly a residential district but we can also find an important commercial area which extends up to Wittenheim. Its inhabitants are called Kingersheimois and Kingersheimoises.

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Kingersheim is a commune in France, situated within the Haut-Rhin department and the Upper Alsace region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Kingersheim and is part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. The municipality borders Wittenheim, Illzach, Mulhouse, and Richwiller. Its official postal code is 68260, and it is located at an elevation of 250 meters above sea level.

The town has a population of 13,354, comprising 6,330 males and 6,725 females. Kingersheim covers an area of 6.69 square kilometers. It is twinned with the administrative bodies of Hirschau and Tübingen. The commune received the Croix de guerre 1939–1945 award.

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Place details

Locality
Kingersheim
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Population
12,690

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Air quality

48US AQIGood
PM2.5
8.8 µg/m³
PM10
18.3 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Kingersheim
French commune.native name
Kingersche
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Kingersheim, Hôtel de ville.jpg
French commune.caption
Town hall
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason de la ville de Kingersheim (68).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Mulhouse
French commune.canton
Kingersheim
French commune.INSEE
68166
French commune.postal code
68260
French commune.mayor
Laurent Riche
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération (M2A)
French commune.elevation m
230
French commune.elevation min m
227
French commune.elevation max m
250
French commune.area km2
6.69

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Kingersheim
Country
France
Population
13265
Area
6.69
Elevation
236
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Pfastatt
Official website
www.ville-kingersheim.fr
Image
Kingersheim, Hôtel de ville.jpg
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Commons category
Kingersheim
twinned administrative body
Tübingen
postal code
68260
associated electoral district
canton of Kingersheim
male population
6330
female population
6725
P8168
Grimes
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-89-57-04-00
fax number
+33-3-89-57-04-19
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Population
  • Discovering the city
  • St Adelphe Church
  • Créa
  • Playgrounds
  • Tival
  • Momix
  • Le Hangar
  • See also
  • References

Kingersheim (; ; Alsatian: Kingersche) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department, Grand Est (formerly Alsace), northeastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation. A few centuries ago, it was still a small village but nowadays Kingersheim has become the eighth municipality of the Haut-Rhin. The town is mainly a residential district but we can also find an important commercial area which extends up to Wittenheim. Its inhabitants are called Kingersheimois and Kingersheimoises.

==Geography==

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

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