Bischheim, Bas-Rhin
Encyclopedia
Bischheim is a commune
in the Bas-Rhin
department in Alsace
in north-eastern France
.
, Strasbourg
, Schiltigheim
, and Niederhausbergen
. It lies on the Ill
and the canal between the Rhine and the Rhône
.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
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 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...
in north-eastern France
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...
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Geography
The town is bordered by HoenheimHoenheim
Hoenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Heraldry:"D'or aux trois corbeaux de sable posés deux et un"....
, Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
, Schiltigheim
Schiltigheim
Schiltigheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The inhabitants are called Schilikois in French and Scheligemer in Alsatian....
, and Niederhausbergen
Niederhausbergen
Niederhausbergen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.Niederhausbergen is a small residential area on the outskirts of Strasbourg , located 6km northwest of the latter. It adjoins the hill Hausbergen, which represents the foothills of the Vosges du Nord region...
. It lies on the Ill
Ill (France)
The Ill is a river in Alsace, in north-eastern France. It is a left-side, or western tributary of the Rhine.It starts down from its source near the village of Winkel, in the Jura mountains, with a resurgence near Ligsdorf, turns around Ferrette on its east side, and then runs northward through...
and the canal between the Rhine and the Rhône
Rhône River
The Rhone is one of the major rivers of Europe, rising in Switzerland and running from there through southeastern France. At Arles, near its mouth on the Mediterranean Sea, the river divides into two branches, known as the Great Rhone and the Little Rhone...
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