Artolsheim

Commune in Grand Est, France

Artolsheim Àrtelse
Commune
A half-timbered house in Artolsheim
Coat of arms
Location of Artolsheim
(2023–2026)		Jean-Michel Voegeli^[1]
Area ¹	11.25 km² (4.34 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	992
• Density	88/km² (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67011 /67390
Elevation	168–174 m (551–571 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Artolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in northeastern France.^[3]

Geography

Artolsheim has the distinction of being further from the sea than any other place in France. The Gulf of Genoa and the mouth of the river Scheldt are both 430 km (267 mi) away.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	705	—
1975	630	−1.59%
1982	649	+0.43%
1990	643	−0.12%
1999	728	+1.39%
2009	910	+2.26%
2014	976	+1.41%
2020	989	+0.22%
Source: INSEE^[5]

Economy

Employment opportunities in the village are limited. The traditional economic focus of the region is Sélestat some fifteen kilometres (ten miles) to the west. The river crossing of Marckolsheim with its associated locks and hydro-electric power station offer employment opportunities: many mostly low-paid seasonal jobs are also provided by the Europa-Park 'theme park'.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ IGN Magazine n°50, novembre-décembre 2008
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE