Achenheim

Commune in Grand Est, France

Achenheim Àchene
Commune
The town hall in Achenheim
Coat of arms
Location of Achenheim
(2020–2026)		Valentin Rabot^[1]
Area ¹	6.03 km² (2.33 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	2,504
• Density	420/km² (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67001 /67204
Elevation	143–191 m (469–627 ft) (avg. 167 m or 548 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Achenheim (French pronunciation: [axənaim] ^ⓘ; Alsatian: Àchene) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.^[3]

The village, which is in the arrondissement of Strasbourg and the canton of Lingolsheim lies close to the Canal de la Bruche and to the departmental road connecting Soultz-les-Bains to Strasbourg.

History

The oldest traces of human habitation in Alsace – tools used by Homo erectus in the Paleolithic era some 700,000 years ago – have been found in loess deposits at Achenheim.

In 1264 the village was burnt down by forces from Strasbourg during the war between the city and its bishop, Walter de Geroldseck.

Waterways

Canal de la Bruche
Bruche River

Administration

List of mayors
Period		Name	Party	Remarks
2020	incumbent	Valentin Rabot
2012	2020	Raymond Leipp	LR	Retired; acting mayor from 16.01.2012; re-elected in 2014
2008	2011	Jean-Jacques Fritz	MoDem then NC	European Parliament director in Strasbourg, Regional Councillor
1995	2008	Roger Viola	DVD	CEO of a family firm supplying building materials; re-elected in 2001

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,207	—
1975	1,535	+3.49%
1982	1,717	+1.61%
1990	2,072	+2.38%
1999	2,183	+0.58%
2007	2,230	+0.27%
2012	2,043	−1.74%
2017	2,123	+0.77%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE