Friesenheim, Bas-Rhin

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Friesenheim
Friesene
Coat of arms of Friesenheim
Coat of arms
Friesenheim is located in France
Friesenheim
Friesenheim
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Location within Alsace region
Friesenheim is located in Alsace
Friesenheim
Friesenheim
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Country France
Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Sélestat-Erstein
Canton Erstein
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) André Klumb
Area1 12.03 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 641
 • Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 67146 / 67860
Elevation 158–163 m (518–535 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 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.

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Friesenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine 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 riverside fields surrounding the village.

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