Drusenheim

Drusenheim
Drusenheim
Location within Alsace region  Drusenheim
Administration
Country	France
Region	Alsace
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau
Canton	Bischwiller
Intercommunality	Espace Rhénan
Mayor	Jacky Keller (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	119–128 m (390–420 ft)
Land area1	15.73 km2 (6.07 sq mi)
Population2	5,086  (2006)
- Density	323 /km2 (840 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	67106/ 67410
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 48°45′46″N 7°57′09″E / 48.76277778°N 7.9525°E / 48.76277778; 7.9525

Drusenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin département in Alsace in north-eastern France, situated on the bank of the Rhine.

History

Drusenheim was fortified by the military architect, militaire Jean Maximilien Welsch in 1705.

Notable people

• Roland Wagner (1955), former football international
• Cyrille Schott, (born 1950 in Drusenheim), Prefect
• Jacques Gachot (1885–1954): Alsatian artist-painter and illustrator, member of the "Groupe de Mai"

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

• INSEE commune file