Marckolsheim

Marckolsheim
Màrkelse
Barge in the lock beside the power station
Location of Marckolsheim
Marckolsheim
Marckolsheim
Coordinates: 48°10′N 7°32′E / 48.16°N 7.54°E / 48.16; 7.54
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSélestat-Erstein
CantonSélestat
IntercommunalityRied de Marckolsheim
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Pfliegersdoerffer[1]
Area
1
33.36 km2 (12.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
4,384
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67281 /67390
Elevation170–184 m (558–604 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marckolsheim (French pronunciation: [maʁkɔlsaim]; German: Markolsheim) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.[3]

On the eastern edge of the town the Casemate de Marckolsheim Sud, a Maginot Line fortification left over from the Second World War, has been converted into a small museum. Approximately 3 kilometres to the east the Rhine has been dammed and a hydro-electric power station installed.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,328—    
1975 2,779−2.54%
1982 3,124+1.69%
1990 3,306+0.71%
1999 3,614+0.99%
2007 4,185+1.85%
2012 4,171−0.07%
2017 4,151−0.10%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE