Canton of Erstein
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The canton of Erstein is a canton of France
, located in the Bas-Rhin
department, in the Alsace
region
. It has 14 communes.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, located in the Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin is a department of France. The name means "Lower Rhine". It is the more populous and densely populated of the two departments of the Alsace region, with 1,079,013 inhabitants in 2006.- History :...
department, in the Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
. It has 14 communes.
Communes
The communes of the canton of Erstein are:- BolsenheimBolsenheimBolsenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:* *...
- DaubensandDaubensandDaubensand is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
- ErsteinErsteinErstein is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region in France.-History:Erstein was known in Alsace in the Middle Age for its Benedictine Abbey...
- GerstheimGerstheimGerstheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:Situated between the canal that links the Rhône and the Rhine, and the Rhine itself, the little village is situated some to the south of Strasbourg.-Economy:...
- HindisheimHindisheimHindisheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.Agriculture retains a leading role in the local economy.-Geography:...
- HipsheimHipsheimHipsheim is a commune in the southeast of the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.Hipsheim is located some ten kilometres to the south of Strasbourg.-Landmarks:...
- IchtratzheimIchtratzheimIchtratzheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:To the east the village is flanked by woodland. On the western side run departmental road RD1083 and a railway line connecting Strasbourg and Sélestat....
- LimersheimLimersheimLimersheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:Limersheim is positioned on the Alsace Plain, approximately eight kilometres west of the River Rhine and some sixteen kilometres to the south of Strasbourg. Adjacent communes are Hindisheim und...
- NordhouseNordhouseNordhouse is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:* *...
- ObenheimObenheimObenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
- OsthouseOsthouseOsthouse is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The sole remaining wall of the 1865 synagogue, destroyed by the Nazis, makes a dramatic standing ruin.-References:* *...
- SchaeffersheimSchaeffersheimSchaeffersheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:* *...
- UttenheimUttenheimUttenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:* *...
- WesthouseWesthouseWesthouse is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...