Molsheim

Molsheim (; ) is a commune and a subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The total population in 2023 was 9,318. Molsheim had been a very fast-growing city between the French censuses of 1968 and 1999, passing from 5,739 to 9,335 inhabitants, but this increase came to a noticeable halt since. The urban unit of Molsheim had 26,925 inhabitants in 2017, from 16,888 in 1968. Molsheim is part of the metropolitan area of Strasbourg.

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Molsheim is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region and the Bas-Rhin department. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement and canton of Molsheim. The town is located in the Unterelsaß area and shares borders with Altorf, Avolsheim, Dachstein, and Dorlisheim. Its postal code is 67120, and it falls under the Europe/Paris timezone.

The commune has an area of 10.85 square kilometers and an elevation of 371 meters above sea level. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 9,504 residents (4,514 male and 4,798 female) and another citing 9,953. Molsheim is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Place details

Locality: Molsheim
Region: Grand Est
Country: France
Population: 9,953
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Molsheim
French commune.native name: Molse
French commune.commune status: Subprefecture and commune
French commune.image: Eglise des jésuites.jpg
French commune.caption: Église des Jésuites
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason Molsheim France Bas-Rhin.svg
French commune.arrondissement: Molsheim
French commune.canton: Molsheim
French commune.INSEE: 67300
French commune.postal code: 67120
French commune.mayor: Laurent Furst
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.party: LR
French commune.elevation m: 180
French commune.elevation min m: 165
French commune.elevation max m: 371
French commune.area km2: 10.85

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of France
Official name: Molsheim
Country: France
Located in: European Collectivity of Alsace
Population: 9318
Area: 10.85
Elevation: 202
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Wolxheim
Official website: www.molsheim.fr
Image: Molsheim - Hôtel de ville -1.JPG

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Commons category: Molsheim
postal code: 67120
topic's main category: Category:Molsheim
Commons gallery: Molsheim
associated electoral district: canton of Molsheim
male population: 4514
female population: 4798
P8168: Urs Faes
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-3-88-49-58-58
native label: Molse

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Cityscape
History
Molsheim as a center of the Counter-Reformation
Since 1648
Coat of arms
Language
Toponymy
Population
Economy
See also
References
External links

==Cityscape== The old town of Molsheim is well preserved and contains a considerable number of old houses and buildings of typically Alsatian architecture. The most notable buildings are the medieval Tour des Forgerons, the Renaissance Metzig, the baroque (although built in late gothic style) Église des Jésuites – an inordinately large church insofar as it could house the entire population of the town when built – and the classical Hôtel de ville. The former monastery La Chartreuse, partly destroyed in the French Revolution, now houses a museum; covering an area of , it used to be a genuine city within the city.

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