Benfeld
Banfald | |
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The town hall in Benfeld | |
Coordinates: 48°22′16″N 7°35′42″E / 48.371019°N 7.5950335°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein |
Canton | Erstein |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacky Wolfarth[1] |
Area 1 | 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 5,870 |
• Density | 750/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 67028 /67230 |
Dialling codes | 0388 |
Elevation | 155–162 m (509–531 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Benfeld (French pronunciation: [bɛnfɛld] ; Alsatian: Banfald [ˈbanfalt]) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France. [3] It is situated on the river Ill. In the nearby hamlet Ehl there is an archaeological site with the remains of the Gallo-Roman city Ellelum or Helvetum. Benfeld station has rail connections to Strasbourg and Colmar.
The missionary to remote northern Australia, Francis Xavier Gsell, was born in Benfeld in 1872.
Population
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5] |
Sights
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Benfeld_17.jpg/220px-Benfeld_17.jpg)
The core of the town boasts several ancient buildings, chief among them the Renaissance town hall with its 1619 automata. The handsome 1846 synagogue survived the Nazi occupation. [6]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Benfeld, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "La Synagogue de Benfeld (Dep. Bas Rhin / Alsace / Unterelsass)".