Blaesheim (French pronunciation: [blɛsaim] ; German: Bläsheim; Alsatian: Blaase) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.[3]
Blaesheim Blaase | |
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 11th-12th-century church bell, Blaesheim | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Blaesheim  | |
  Blaesheim  Blaesheim | |
| Coordinates: 48°31′N 7°37′E / 48.51°N 7.61°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Strasbourg |
| Canton | Lingolsheim |
| Intercommunality | Strasbourg Eurométropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Baur[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,356 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67049 /67113 |
| Elevation | 146–198 m (479–650 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 754 | — |
| 1975 | 908 | +2.69% |
| 1982 | 934 | +0.40% |
| 1990 | 1,000 | +0.86% |
| 1999 | 1,369 | +3.55% |
| 2009 | 1,281 | −0.66% |
| 2014 | 1,329 | +0.74% |
| 2020 | 1,303 | −0.33% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Blaesheim process
A meeting held in Blaesheim, January 2001, between Jacques Chirac and Gerhard Schröder has given this name to a regular series of informal meetings between the French President, the German Chancellor, and their foreign ministers.[5] The meetings are held alternately in France and Germany.
See also
References
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