Marckolsheim

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Commune in Grand Est, France

Marckolsheim Màrkelse
Commune
Barge in the lock beside the power station
Coat of arms
Location of Marckolsheim
(2020–2026)		Frédéric Pfliegersdoerffer^[1]
Area ¹	33.36 km² (12.88 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	4,309
• Density	130/km² (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67281 /67390
Elevation	170–184 m (558–604 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marckolsheim (German: Markolsheim) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.^[3]

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. Approximately 3 kilometres to the east the Rhine has been dammed and a hydro-electric power station installed.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,328	—
1975	2,779	−2.54%
1982	3,124	+1.69%
1990	3,306	+0.71%
1999	3,614	+0.99%
2007	4,185	+1.85%
2012	4,171	−0.07%
2017	4,151	−0.10%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Gallery

Rue du Maréchal Foch near the townhall
Rue du Maréchal Foch near Rue Clemenceau
The Rhine near Marckolsheim

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE