Biesheim
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  Biesheim | ||
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Location within Alsace region  Biesheim | ||
| Coordinates: 48°02′30″N 7°32′38″E / 48.0417°N 7.5439°ECoordinates: 48°02′30″N 7°32′38″E / 48.0417°N 7.5439°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé | |
| Canton | Ensisheim | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Georges Trescher | |
| Area1 | 16.55 km2 (6.39 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,342 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68036 / 68600 | |
| Elevation |
184–194 m (604–636 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Biesheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.
Archaeology
Remains of a Mithraeum have been unearthed in Biesheim in 1977.
See also
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