Gingsheim (French pronunciation: [ɡiŋsaim]; Alsatian: Gìngse) is a former commune in the Bas-Rhin department in north-eastern France.[2] On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Wingersheim-les-Quatre-Bans.[3]

Gingsheim
Gíngse
Coat of arms of Gingsheim
Location of Gingsheim
Map
Gingsheim is located in France
Gingsheim
Gingsheim
Gingsheim is located in Grand Est
Gingsheim
Gingsheim
Coordinates: 48°43′03″N 7°35′23″E / 48.7175°N 7.5897°E / 48.7175; 7.5897
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSaverne
CantonBouxwiller
CommuneWingersheim-les-Quatre-Bans
Area
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3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
356
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
67270
Elevation172–264 m (564–866 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Gingsheim is positioned between Duntzenheim to the east and Hohatzenheim to the west.

The countryside is gently hilly and is used for agriculture

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006317—    
2011319+0.13%
2021356+1.10%
Source: INSEE[4][1]

Points of interest

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Altar-piece: Oil painting (1897) of St Nicholas by Carola Sorg.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gingsheim, EHESS (in French).
  3. ^ Arrêté 21 December 2015 (in French)
  4. ^ Populations légales 2011, INSEE