Griesheim-sur-Souffel
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Griesheim-sur-Souffel is a commune
in the Bas-Rhin
déparetment in Alsace
in north-eastern France
. It is positioned a short distance to the northwest of Strasbourg
.
Griesheim-sur-Souffel is one of the nineteen member communes of the Community of Communes of the Kochersberg
.
It is important to distinguish between Griesheim-sur-Souffel and Griesheim-près-Molsheim
, a slightly larger village positioned, as it name indicates, a short distance from Molsheim
. The two Griesheims are less than twenty kilometres (twelve miles) apart.
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 :...
déparetment 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...
. It is positioned a short distance to the northwest of 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,...
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Griesheim-sur-Souffel is one of the nineteen member communes of the Community of Communes of the Kochersberg
Community of Communes of the Kochersberg
The Community of Communes of the Kochersberg is a French intercommunal structure gathering most of the communes of the natural region of Kochersberg, département of Bas-Rhin, région Alsace....
.
It is important to distinguish between Griesheim-sur-Souffel and Griesheim-près-Molsheim
Griesheim-près-Molsheim
Griesheim-près-Molsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is one of nine member communes of the Community of Rosheim Communes, of which its mayor, Guy Erb, is currently president.-Geography:...
, a slightly larger village positioned, as it name indicates, a short distance from Molsheim
Molsheim
Molsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. The total population in 2006 was 9,382. Molsheim had been a very fast growing city between the French censuses of 1968 and 1999, passing from 5,739 to 9,331 inhabitants, but this increase came to a noticeable halt...
. The two Griesheims are less than twenty kilometres (twelve miles) apart.
See also
- Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
- Community of Communes of the KochersbergCommunity of Communes of the KochersbergThe Community of Communes of the Kochersberg is a French intercommunal structure gathering most of the communes of the natural region of Kochersberg, département of Bas-Rhin, région Alsace....
- KochersbergKochersbergThe Kochersberg is a natural region of the french département of Bas-Rhin in Alsace and is a part of the hills found along the eastern side of the Vosges mountains...