Achenheim (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.INSEE commune file
The village, which is in the arrondissement of Strasbourg and the canton of Lingolsheim lies close to the Canal de la Bruche and to the departmental road connecting Soultz-les-Bains to Strasbourg.
History The oldest traces of human habitation in Alsace – tools used by Homo erectus in the Paleolithic era some 700,000 years ago – have been found in loess deposits at Achenheim.
In 1264 the village was burnt down by forces from Strasbourg during the war between the city and its bishop, Walter de Geroldseck.
Waterways Canal de la Bruche Bruche River
Administration + List of mayors Period Name Party Remarks19952008Roger ViolaDVDCEO of a family firm supplying building materials; re-elected in 200120082011Jean-Jacques FritzMoDem then NCEuropean Parliament director in Strasbourg, Regional Councillor20122020Raymond LeippLRRetired; acting mayor from 16 January 2012; re-elected in 20142020incumbentValentin Rabot
Population
See also Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
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