Herbsheim

Herbsheim Herbse
Coat of arms
Herbsheim
Location within Alsace region Herbsheim
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Sélestat-Erstein
Canton	Erstein
Intercommunality	Benfeld et environs
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Esther Sittler
Area1	8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	799
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	67192 / 67230
Elevation	155–160 m (509–525 ft)
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.

Herbsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.

Geography

The village is positioned to the north-east of Sélestat on the strip of rich alluvial farm land between the main north-south routes and the River Rhine. The village's main street is part of the departmental route D5 which connects Benfeld with the riverbank and the ferry crossing into Germany at Rhinau.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

• INSEE commune file