Reichshoffen

Coordinates: 48°56′06″N 7°40′01″E / 48.935°N 7.6669°E / 48.935; 7.6669
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Reichshoffen
The town hall in Reichshoffen
The town hall in Reichshoffen
Coat of arms of Reichshoffen
Location of Reichshoffen
Map
Reichshoffen is located in France
Reichshoffen
Reichshoffen
Reichshoffen is located in Grand Est
Reichshoffen
Reichshoffen
Coordinates: 48°56′06″N 7°40′01″E / 48.935°N 7.6669°E / 48.935; 7.6669
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementHaguenau-Wissembourg
CantonReichshoffen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Hubert Walter[1]
Area
1
17.64 km2 (6.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,416
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67388 /67110
Elevation170–301 m (558–988 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Reichshoffen (French pronunciation: [ʁaiʃofən], [ʁaiʃsofən] or [ʁaiçsofən];[3] German: Reichshofen; Alsatian: Risshoffe) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[4] Église Saint-Michel de Reichshoffen was built in 1772.

Economy[edit]

Reichshoffen is home to CAF Reichshoffen railcar operations, formerly owned by Alstom.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,612—    
1975 5,035+1.26%
1982 5,034−0.00%
1990 5,092+0.14%
1999 5,183+0.20%
2007 5,577+0.92%
2012 5,516−0.22%
2017 5,396−0.44%
Source: INSEE[5]

Politics and administration[edit]

List of mayors[edit]

List of successive Mayors of Reichshoffen since 1945[6]
In office Name Party Capacity Ref.
1945 May 1953 Comte Jean de Leusse
May 1953 March 1971 Comte Pierre de Leusse
March 1971 March 1989 François Grussenmeyer UDR then RPR Deputy (1958-1993)
March 1989 March 2001 Charles Antoine Zimmer DVG Teacher
March 2001 Incumbent Hubert Walter UMP-LR Regional councilor for the Grand Est (2015-)

Vice-President of the CC du Pays de Niederbronn-les-Bains

2020 el.[1]

Twin towns[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Localisation et prononciation des noms de lieux d'Alsace commençant par R". elsasser.free.fr. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  4. ^ INSEE commune file
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Les Maires à Reichshoffen". reichshoffen.free.fr. Retrieved 2020-12-03.