Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein
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The arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein is an arrondissement
Arrondissements of France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts.The capital of an arrondissement/district is called a subprefecture...

 of France, located in the Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin is a department of France. The name means "Lower Rhine". It is the more populous and densely populated of the two departments of the Alsace region, with 1,079,013 inhabitants in 2006.- History :...

 département, in the Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...

 région
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...

. It has 7 cantons
Cantons of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...

 and 101 communes
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

.

Cantons

The cantons of the arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein are:
  1. Barr
  2. Benfeld
    Canton of Benfeld
    The canton of Benfeld is a canton of France, located in the Bas-Rhin department, in the Alsace region. It has 13 communes.-Communes:The communes of the canton of Benfeld are:# Benfeld# Boofzheim# Friesenheim# Herbsheim# Huttenheim# Kertzfeld...

  3. Erstein
    Canton of Erstein
    The canton of Erstein is a canton of France, located in the Bas-Rhin department, in the Alsace region. It has 14 communes.-Communes:The communes of the canton of Erstein are:# Bolsenheim# Daubensand# Erstein# Gerstheim# Hindisheim# Hipsheim...

  4. Marckolsheim
  5. Obernai
  6. Sélestat
  7. Villé

Communes

The communes of the arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein, and their INSEE code
INSEE code
The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies to identify various entities, including communes, départements...

s, are:
1. Albé
Albé
Albé is a commune in the Bas Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is located 2 km North East of Villé, on the left bank of the river Giessen close to the valley of Erlenbach, from which it derives its name. To the North and West it is bounded by mountains leading to the...

 (67003)
2. Andlau
Andlau
Andlau is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The village owes its origin to Andlau Abbey which was founded in AD 880 by Richardis, the Empress of Charles the Fat...

 (67010)
3. Artolsheim
Artolsheim
Artolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:Artolsheim has the distinction of being further from the sea than any other place in France. The Gulf of Genoa and the mouth of the River Scheldt are both away.-Economy:Employment opportunities in the...

 (67011)
4. Baldenheim
Baldenheim
Baldenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Composer Viktor Nessler was a native of the town.-References:*...

 (67019)
5. Barr
Barr, Bas-Rhin
Barr is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-History:Barr was originally an imperial property, but in 1522 the Habsburgs leased it to Nicolas Ziegler, and a few years later give him the freehold. Ziegler's sons sold Barr to the city of Strasbourg...

 (67021)
6. Bassemberg
Bassemberg
Bassemberg is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67022)
7. Benfeld
Benfeld
Benfeld is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The handsome 1846 synagogue survived the Nazi occupation.-References:*...

 (67028)
8. Bernardswiller
Bernardswiller
Bernardswiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67031)
9. Bernardvillé
Bernardvillé
Bernardvillé is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67032)
10. Bindernheim
Bindernheim
Bindernheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67040)
11. Blienschwiller
Blienschwiller
Blienschwiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67051)
12. Bœsenbiesen
Bœsenbiesen
Bœsenbiesen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67053)
13. Bolsenheim
Bolsenheim
Bolsenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:* *...

 (67054)
14. Boofzheim
Boofzheim
Boofzheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Its name is probably derived from the French "boeuf" . Variants of the name include Boofi - Boffesheim - Bofftsheim - Boffsheim - Bototzheim - Booftzheim - Booffzheim.-History:It is said that, from the fifteenth...

 (67055)
15. Bootzheim
Bootzheim
Bootzheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:The village is located a few kilometres to the north of Marckolsheim. Adjacent municipalities are Mackenheim and Artolsheim.-Economy:...

 (67056)
16. Bourgheim
Bourgheim
Bourgheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67060)
17. Breitenau
Breitenau, Bas-Rhin
Breitenau is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67062)
18. Breitenbach
Breitenbach, Bas-Rhin
Breitenbach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67063)
19. Châtenois
Châtenois, Bas-Rhin
Châtenois is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67073)
20. Dambach-la-Ville
Dambach-la-Ville
Dambach-la-Ville is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It lies northwest of Sélestat, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains.Dambach-la-Ville is known for its quality wines.-Demography:-Wine:...

 (67084)
21. Daubensand
Daubensand
Daubensand is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67086)
22. Diebolsheim
Diebolsheim
Diebolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67090)
23. Dieffenbach-au-Val
Dieffenbach-au-Val
Dieffenbach-au-Val is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67092)
24. Dieffenthal
Dieffenthal
Dieffenthal is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67094)
25. Ebersheim (67115) 26. Ebersmunster
Ebersmunster
Ebersmunster is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is famous for its 1727 baroque church, a work by Vorarlberg architect Peter Thumb.-References:*...

 (67116)
27. Eichhoffen
Eichhoffen
Eichhoffen is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67120)
28. Elsenheim
Elsenheim
Elsenheim is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (67121)
29. Epfig
Epfig
Epfig is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67125)
30. Erstein
Erstein
Erstein is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region in France.-History:Erstein was known in Alsace in the Middle Age for its Benedictine Abbey...

 (67130)
31. Fouchy
Fouchy
Fouchy is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It shares its latitude with the southern suburbs of Paris, being located in the south-western corner of the department.-Nomenclatures:Residents are called Fouchyssois....

 (67143)
32. Friesenheim
Friesenheim, Bas-Rhin
Friesenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Economy:Friesenheim retains a strongly agricultural economy. The sight of old drying racks for tobacco leaves brings to mind just one of the many crops that flourish in the gently warm climate of the alluvial...

 (67146)
33. Gerstheim
Gerstheim
Gerstheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:Situated between the canal that links the Rhône and the Rhine, and the Rhine itself, the little village is situated some to the south of Strasbourg.-Economy:...

 (67154)
34. Gertwiller
Gertwiller
Gertwiller is a French commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.Positioned in the heart of the Alsace wine growing region, Gertwiller specialises in the manufacture of pain d'épices, a traditional sweet spicey confection not dissimilar from ginger bread...

 (67155)
35. Goxwiller
Goxwiller
Goxwiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:Goxwiller is effectively a one-street village between flat arable land to one side and southward sloping vineyards to the other...

 (67164)
36. Heidolsheim
Heidolsheim
Heidolsheim is a commune in the extreme south of the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:Heidolsheim is positioned to the south-east of Sélestat, slightly more than half way towards Marckolsheim across the rich alluvial farmland that in eastern Alsace fringes the left...

 (67187)
37. Heiligenstein
Heiligenstein
Heiligenstein is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Its name means holy rock.It lies some to the north of Sélestat.-See also:* Klevener de Heiligenstein, a wine from Heiligenstein and surrounding villages...

 (67189)
38. Herbsheim
Herbsheim
Herbsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace 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....

 (67192)
39. Hessenheim
Hessenheim
Hessenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:Hessenheim lies just over twelve kilometres to the southeast of Sélestat. To the south is the commune of Heidolsheim; Marckolsheim is across the canal to the east...

 (67195)
40. Hilsenheim
Hilsenheim
Hilsenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Neighbouring communes:Surrounding communes are Witternheim, Bindernheim und Wittisheim to the east, Muttersholtz in the south, Ebersmunster to the west and Kogenheim, Sermersheim and Rossfeld to the north...

 (67196)
41. Hindisheim
Hindisheim
Hindisheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.Agriculture retains a leading role in the local economy.-Geography:...

 (67197)
42. Hipsheim
Hipsheim
Hipsheim is a commune in the southeast of the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.Hipsheim is located some ten kilometres to the south of Strasbourg.-Landmarks:...

 (67200)
43. Huttenheim
Huttenheim
Huttenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-History:The village can trace its recorded history back to the seventh century....

 (67216)
44. Ichtratzheim
Ichtratzheim
Ichtratzheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:To the east the village is flanked by woodland. On the western side run departmental road RD1083 and a railway line connecting Strasbourg and Sélestat....

 (67217)
45. Innenheim
Innenheim
Innenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.Among speakers of the local language, the village is often called "Enle" or "Inle" according to the speaker's accent. The suffix "..le" is an Alsatian affectionate diminutive, and equivalent to "..lein" in modern...

 (67223)
46. Itterswiller
Itterswiller
Itterswiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:The village is located on the eastern beginnings of the Vosges Mountains, between Molsheim to the north and Sélestat top the south...

 (67227)
47. Kertzfeld
Kertzfeld
Kertzfeld is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:The village is positioned between Selestat and Strasbourg...

 (67233)
48. Kintzheim
Kintzheim
Kintzheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The Château de Kintzheim is a well-known landmark in the commune.-Heraldry:The Kintzheim coat of arms is a black eagle on a white background...

 (67239)
49. Kogenheim
Kogenheim
Kogenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:The commune is on the east of the Route Nationale RN83, till recently the main road linking Strasbourg with Colmar and still, despite extensive official 'declassification' following the opening of the...

 (67246)
50. Krautergersheim
Krautergersheim
Krautergersheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It lies between Strasbourg and Obernai.-Sauerkraut:Krautergersheim is known as the Choucroute capital of the region...

 (67248)
51. La Vancelle
La Vancelle
La Vancelle is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67505)
52. Lalaye
Lalaye
Lalaye is a commune in the southwest of the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The inhabitants are known as Lachenois.-Geography:...

 (67255)
53. Le Hohwald
Le Hohwald
Le Hohwald is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Climate:Le Hohwald is a hill village, with altitude above sea level in the commune ranging from 450 meters to nearly 1100 meters, positioned some fifty kilometres to the west-wouth-west of Strasbourg and some ten...

 (67210)
54. Limersheim
Limersheim
Limersheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:Limersheim is positioned on the Alsace Plain, approximately eight kilometres west of the River Rhine and some sixteen kilometres to the south of Strasbourg. Adjacent communes are Hindisheim und...

 (67266)
55. Mackenheim
Mackenheim
Mackenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67277)
56. Maisonsgoutte
Maisonsgoutte
Maisonsgoutte is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67280)
57. Marckolsheim
Marckolsheim
Marckolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.On the eastern edge of the town the Casemate de Marckolsheim Sud, a Maginot Line fortification left over from the Second World War, has been converted into a small museum...

 (67281)
58. Matzenheim
Matzenheim
Matzenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67285)
59. Meistratzheim
Meistratzheim
Meistratzheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.- History :Located near a Celtic-Romanic route connecting Belfort with Brumath, the village has been occupied since the Neolithic...

 (67286)
60. Mittelbergheim
Mittelbergheim
Mittelbergheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association....

 (67295)
61. Mussig
Mussig
Mussig is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Successive known names carried by the village were: Moussich, Mosich and Musich before becoming Musselburgh. The etymological origin is probably to be found in the existence of wetlands and swamps are conducive to...

 (67310)
62. Muttersholtz
Muttersholtz
Muttersholtz is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67311)
63. Neubois
Neubois
Neubois is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67317)
64. Neuve-Église
Neuve-Église
Neuve-Église is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67320)
65. Niedernai
Niedernai
Niedernai is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67329)
66. Nordhouse
Nordhouse
Nordhouse is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:* *...

 (67336)
67. Nothalten
Nothalten
Nothalten is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67337)
68. Obenheim
Obenheim
Obenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67338)
69. Obernai (67348) 70. Ohnenheim
Ohnenheim
Ohnenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67360)
71. Orschwiller
Orschwiller
Orschwiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg is located in the commune.-References:*...

 (67362)
72. Osthouse
Osthouse
Osthouse is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The sole remaining wall of the 1865 synagogue, destroyed by the Nazis, makes a dramatic standing ruin.-References:* *...

 (67364)
73. Reichsfeld
Reichsfeld
Reichsfeld is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67387)
74. Rhinau
Rhinau
Rhinau is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.After a flood in 1541, 58% of its territory happen to be on the right bank of the Rhine river, in Germany. However the German part of Rhinau is not inhabited, it is a natural reserve, the Taubergiessen. A ferryboat...

 (67397)
75. Richtolsheim
Richtolsheim
Richtolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67398)
76. Rossfeld
Rossfeld
Rossfeld is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67412)
77. Saasenheim
Saasenheim
Saasenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67422)
78. Saint-Martin
Saint-Martin, Bas-Rhin
Saint-Martin is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67426)
79. Saint-Maurice
Saint-Maurice, Bas-Rhin
Saint-Maurice is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67427)
80. Saint-Pierre
Saint-Pierre, Bas-Rhin
Saint-Pierre is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67429)
81. Saint-Pierre-Bois
Saint-Pierre-Bois
Saint-Pierre-Bois is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67430)
82. Sand
Sand
Sand is a naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles.The composition of sand is highly variable, depending on the local rock sources and conditions, but the most common constituent of sand in inland continental settings and non-tropical coastal...

 (67433)
83. Schaeffersheim
Schaeffersheim
Schaeffersheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:* *...

 (67438)
84. Scherwiller
Scherwiller
Scherwiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The ruined castle of Ramstein is located in Scherwiller.-References:*...

 (67445)
85. Schœnau
Schœnau
Schœnau is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67453)
86. Schwobsheim
Schwobsheim
Schwobsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67461)
87. Sermersheim
Sermersheim
Sermersheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67464)
88. Steige
Steige
Steige is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67477)
89. Stotzheim
Stotzheim
Stotzheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67481)
90. Sundhouse
Sundhouse
Sundhouse is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67486)
91. Sélestat
Sélestat
Sélestat is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.In 2006, Sélestat had a total population of 19,459. The Communauté de communes de Sélestat et environs had a total population of 35,397.-Geography:...

 (67462)
92. Thanvillé
Thanvillé
Thanvillé is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67490)
93. Triembach-au-Val
Triembach-au-Val
Triembach-au-Val is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67493)
94. Urbeis
Urbeis
Urbeis is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67499)
95. Uttenheim
Uttenheim
Uttenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:* *...

 (67501)
96. Valff
Valff
Valff is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67504)
97. Villé
Villé
Villé is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67507)
98. Westhouse
Westhouse
Westhouse is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67526)
99. Witternheim
Witternheim
Witternheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67545)
100. Wittisheim
Wittisheim
Wittisheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

 (67547)
101. Zellwiller
Zellwiller
Zellwiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...

(67557)

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