Eschau, Bas-Rhin

Summary

Eschau (French pronunciation: [ɛʃo]; Alsatian: Àschoei) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]

Eschau
Aschöi
The town hall in Eschau
The town hall in Eschau
Coat of arms of Eschau
Location of Eschau
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Eschau
Eschau
Eschau is located in Grand Est
Eschau
Eschau
Coordinates: 48°29′19″N 7°43′00″E / 48.4886°N 7.7167°E / 48.4886; 7.7167
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementStrasbourg
CantonIllkirch-Graffenstaden
IntercommunalityStrasbourg Eurométropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Sublon[1]
Area
1
11.83 km2 (4.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,746
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67131 /67114
Elevation142–148 m (466–486 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is situated 8 km south of Strasbourg.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,490—    
1975 2,881+2.11%
1982 3,109+1.09%
1990 3,828+2.63%
1999 4,410+1.59%
2007 4,804+1.08%
2012 4,738−0.28%
2017 5,303+2.28%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights edit

Eschau's main sight is the Église Saint-Trophime, a Romanesque church dedicated to Trophimus of Arles. The building dates back to the 8th century but has been rebuilt several times until the end of the 13th century. It contains relics of Sophia the Martyr in a Gothic chasse and several wooden polychrome 15th-century Gothic statues. The 12th-century cloister has been destroyed but several capitals and other pieces of Romanesque sculpture by the Master of Eschau have survived and are on display in the Musée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE