Erstein
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Commune of Erstein |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein |
| Canton | Erstein |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays d'Erstein |
| Mayor | Théo Schnee (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 147 m–157 m (avg. 150 m) |
| Land area¹ | 36.22 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
9664 |
| - Density | 266/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 67130/ 67150 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Erstein is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region in France.
[edit] Demographics
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
| no. inhabitants | 6165 | 6288 | 7434 | 8095 | 8600 | 9664 |
[edit] Famous residents
- Laure Diebold, (1915-1965), Compagnon de la Libération, was born in Erstein
- François-Joseph d'Offenstein (1760-1837) French general, was born in Erstein
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