Kilstett
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| Coordinates: 48°40′35″N 7°51′24″E / 48.6764°N 7.8567°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
| Canton | Brumath |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Laas[1] |
Area 1 | 6.90 km2 (2.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,548 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67237 /67840 |
| Elevation | 126–131 m (413–430 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Kilstett is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]
Geography
Kilstett is positioned about fifteen kilometres (nine miles) to the north of Strasbourg.
It has its own stop on the little railway line that connects Strasbourg with the German frontier town of Lauterbourg, and is approximately three kilometres (two miles) to the east of Junction 50 on the Autoroute A35, which is the principal north-south highway in Alsace.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,257 | — |
| 1975 | 1,548 | +3.02% |
| 1982 | 1,510 | −0.35% |
| 1990 | 1,406 | −0.89% |
| 1999 | 1,923 | +3.54% |
| 2007 | 2,320 | +2.37% |
| 2012 | 2,489 | +1.42% |
| 2017 | 2,510 | +0.17% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Its inhabitants are known as Kilstettois in French.
Infrastructures and shops
Kilstett has a match shop, bakeries, a Crédit Mutuel bank and a pub called A l'Arbre Vert.
History
In January 1945, a German counter-offensive intended to reconquer Strasbourg was stopped at the Battle of Kilstett.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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