The Canton of Bischheim 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...

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France

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 consists of two municipalities

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...

 Bischheim and Hoenheim

Hoenheim

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"....

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This canton was founded on March 4, 1790 as part of the District of Strasbourg. With the founding of arrondissements in 1800, Bischheim was merged into the Arrondissement of Strasbourg. On June 28, 1900 the canton became part of the Arrondissement of Strasbourg-Campagne

Arrondissement of Strasbourg-Campagne

The arrondissement of Strasbourg-Campagne is an arrondissement of France, located in the Bas-Rhin département, in the Alsace région. It has 8 cantons and 104 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Strasbourg-Campagne are:...

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To the north the canton of Bischheim borders with the canton of Mundolsheim and to the south with the canton of Schiltigheim.