Erstein
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| Commune of Erstein | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 07° 39' 42" E |
| Latitude | 48° 25' 22" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein |
| Canton | Erstein (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays d'Erstein |
| Mayor | Théo Schnee (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 147 m–157 m (avg. 150 m) |
| Land area¹ | 36,22 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
9664 |
| - Density (1999) | 266/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67130/ 67150 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Erstein is a commune of the Bas-Rhin in Alsace in France
[edit] Demographics
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
| nb inhabitant | 6165 | 6288 | 7434 | 8095 | 8600 | 9664 |
[edit] Famous residents
- Laure Diebold, compagnon de la Libération, born in Erstein in 1915
- François-Joseph Offenstein (1760-1837) French general born in Erstein
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