Gambsheim

Gambsheim Gàmbse
Coat of arms of Gambsheim Coat of arms
Gambsheim
Location within Alsace region Gambsheim
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Brumath
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Hubert Hoffmann
Area1	17.38 km2 (6.71 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	4,352
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	67151 / 67760
Elevation	126–131 m (413–430 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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Town hall

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

Geography

It is adjacent to a river crossing into Germany that is favoured by southbound autoroute traffic wishing to avoid traffic delays around Strasbourg. The road crossing the river coincides with a large lock which is also the site of one of the Rhine's first fish ladders installed to support migratory fish in general and, more specifically, to try and restore the abundant salmon population for which the upper Rhine was famous before the early 20th century, when the installation of a series of locks rendered the river navigable beyond Basel for boats, but blocked it for migrating fish.

Landmarks

• The church of St Nazaire.
• Gambsheim lock gates (Upper Rhine).
• Town hall, built in 1823 to replace an 18th-century building.
• Gambsheim hydroelectrical power plant; established in 1967, it produces 141 MW.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The Gambsheim Fish ladder (French language)