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Benfeld

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.

Benfeld
Banfald
The town hall in Benfeld
Location of Benfeld
Benfeld
Benfeld
Coordinates: 48°22′16″N 7°35′42″E / 48.371019°N 7.5950335°E / 48.371019; 7.5950335
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSélestat-Erstein
CantonErstein
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacky Wolfarth[1]
Area
1
7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
5,820
 • Density750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67028 /67230
Dialling codes0388
Elevation155–162 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.

The missionary to remote northern Australia, Francis Xavier Gsell, was born in Benfeld in 1872.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,309—    
1800 1,220−1.00%
1806 1,188−0.44%
1821 1,794+2.79%
1831 2,230+2.20%
1836 2,555+2.76%
1841 2,688+1.02%
1846 2,807+0.87%
1851 3,001+1.35%
1856 2,926−0.50%
1861 2,745−1.27%
1866 2,757+0.09%
1871 2,603−1.14%
1875 2,635+0.31%
1880 2,797+1.20%
1885 2,544−1.88%
1890 2,324−1.79%
1895 2,479+1.30%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1900 2,388−0.75%
1905 2,466+0.64%
1910 2,640+1.37%
1921 2,518−0.43%
1926 2,655+1.07%
1931 2,741+0.64%
1936 2,838+0.70%
1946 2,588−0.92%
1954 2,886+1.37%
1962 3,449+2.25%
1968 3,441−0.04%
1975 3,798+1.42%
1982 4,451+2.29%
1990 4,330−0.34%
1999 4,878+1.33%
2007 5,315+1.08%
2012 5,667+1.29%
2017 5,753+0.30%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Sights edit

 
Old town and city hall

The core of the town boasts a number of ancient buildings, chief among them the Renaissance town hall with its 1619 automata. The handsome 1846 synagogue survived the Nazi occupation.[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Benfeld, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "La Synagogue de Benfeld (Dep. Bas Rhin / Alsace / Unterelsass)".


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