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Sand is a commune in France, situated within the Bas-Rhin department and the arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein. It lies in the Unterelsaß region and is part of the Grand Est administrative area. The municipality borders Matzenheim, Benfeld, Gerstheim, and Herbsheim, and is located next to the Ill river. Its official postal code is 67230, and it falls under the canton of Erstein.
The commune covers an area of 6.35 square kilometers with an elevation of 161 meters above sea level. Population records vary, with one source citing 1,417 residents and another listing 1,134. Where specified, the population includes 648 males and 635 females. The native label for the place is Sànd.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Grand Est
- Department
- Bas-Rhin
- Arrondissement
- Sélestat-Erstein
- Canton
- Erstein
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Denis Schultz
- Area
- 6.35 km (2.45 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 1,417
- Density
- 223/km (578/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 67433 /67230
- Elevation
- 154–161 m (505–528 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Commune de Sand - Communauté de Communes de Benfeld - Alsace
Site officiel de la commune de Sand située dans la Communauté de Communes de Benfeld en Alsace dans le Bas-Rhin
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Sand
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein
- Population
- 1417
- Area
- 6.35
- Elevation
- 157
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Ill
- Shares border with
- Westhouse
- Official website
- www.commune-sand.fr
- Image
- Sand, Église Saint-Martin.jpg
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- Commons category
- Sand (Bas-Rhin)
- postal code
- 67230
- associated electoral district
- canton of Erstein
- male population
- 648
- female population
- 635
- P8168
- Nocardia
- different from
- Sand
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-88-74-41-62
- fax number
- +33-3-88-74-28-72
- native label
- Sànd
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Encyclopedic overview
Sand is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sand” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.