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Molsheim

Subprefecture and commune

Église des Jésuites church.

Coat of arms

Molsheim

Location in France

Molsheim

Location in Grand Est

Country

Molsheim

Région de Molsheim-Mutzig

Area

10.85 km² (4.19 sq mi)

Population

(2014)

9,263

• Density

853.7/km² (2,211.2/sq mi)

Molsheimois

• Summer (DST)

INSEE/Postal code

67300 /67120

Elevation

165–371 m (541–1,217 ft)
(avg. 268 m or 879 ft)

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Molsheim is a commune in north-eastern France, in the Bas-Rhin department, of which it is a subprefecture. It is in the Grand Est region.

The commmune is in the historical and cultural region of Alsace.

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Administration
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Geography

Molsheim is in the central part of the Bas-Rhin department, 29 km (18 mi) to the west of Strasbourg. The Bruche river, a left tributary of the Ill river, flows through the commune.

The commune has an area of 10.9 km² (4.2 sq mi). Its average altitude is 268 m (879 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 175 m (574 ft).

The distances from Molsheim to other cities are:

Paris, the national capital - 477 km (296 mi);
Strasbourg, the regional capital - 29 km (18 mi);
Marseille - 788 km (490 mi);
Lyon - 477 km (296 mi);
Reims - 335 km (208 mi);
Bordeaux - 954 km (593 mi);
Toulouse - 1,012 km (629 mi);
Montpellier - 774 km (481 mi);
Nice - 770 km (480 mi).

Molsheim and its neighboring *communes*

The commune of Molsheim is surrounded by the following communes:

Soultz-les-Bains	Avolsheim	Avolsheim
Dorlisheim		Avolsheim
	Molsheim

Dorlisheim	Dorlisheim	Altorf

Climate

The climate of Molsheim, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population

The inhabitants of Molsheim are known, in French, as Molsheimois or Molshémiens (women: Molsheimoises).

With a population of 9,263, Molsheim has a population density of 854 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Molsheim

Administration

Molsheim is a subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin department since 1919. It is the capital of the Molsheim arrondissement and is also the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Molsheim formed by 31 communes, with 54,596 inhabitants (2014).