Geispolsheim

Geispolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geispolsheim Gäispítze
Commune
The town hall in Geispolsheim
Coat of arms
Location of Geispolsheim
Geispolsheim Show map of France Geispolsheim Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°31′N 7°39′E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Strasbourg
Canton	Lingolsheim
Intercommunality	Strasbourg Eurométropole
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Sébastien Zaegel
Area ^1	21.95 km^2 (8.47 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	7,540
• Density	340/km^2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67152 /67118
Elevation	139–155 m (456–509 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Geispolsheim is positioned 12 kilometres (7 mi) to the south of Strasbourg.

The construction of a railway between Strasbourg and Mulhouse involved the building in 1841 of a station approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) to the east of the little town: this was followed by the development around the new station of a separate little conurbation, albeit one that always remained a part of the commune of Geispolsheim. The newer settlement was known as 'Geispolsheim-Gare' (Geispolsheim-Station), and retains the name even though the station itself was demolished in 1992, while the original settlement is still unofficially referred to as 'Geispolsheim-Village'. The two parts of the little town are linked by the departmental road RD84.

Today included in the Strasbourg Eurométropole, Geispolsheim is well positioned for future expansion: it already offers significant local employment and commercial opportunities in its industrial and artisanal zones.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.