Rosheim

Rosheim
Commune
View of Rosheim and surroundings
View of Rosheim and surroundings
Coat of arms of Rosheim
Coat of arms
Location of Rosheim
Rosheim is located in France
Rosheim
Rosheim
Rosheim is located in Grand Est
Rosheim
Rosheim
Coordinates: 48°30′N 7°28′E / 48.50°N 7.47°E / 48.50; 7.47
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementMolsheim
CantonMolsheim
Government
 • Mayor (2026–32) Francis Bachelet[1]
Area
1
29.55 km2 (11.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
5,457
 • Density184.7/km2 (478.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67411 /67560
Elevation164–842 m (538–2,762 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rosheim (French pronunciation: [ʁo.sajm] ⓘ; Alsatian: Rose) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]

It lies 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Strasbourg, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains. It is a winemaking town on the tourist "Road of the Wines of Alsace" and the Route Romane d'Alsace ("Romanesque route of Alsace").

History

Rosheim was first mentioned in a document in 778 as Rodasheim. In 1262 it received its town charter, combined with the right to build a town wall. From the 14th to 17th centuries, Rosheim was an Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire, and founded the Décapole confederation with nine other Alsatian Imperial Cities in 1354, the goal was to maintain their rights. Like the other Decapolitan cities, it was awarded to France by the Peace of Westphalia and finally lost its independence under the Treaties of Nijmegen and was annexed by France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,291—    
1975 3,499+0.88%
1982 3,766+1.06%
1990 4,016+0.81%
1999 4,548+1.39%
2007 4,721+0.47%
2012 4,891+0.71%
2017 5,149+1.03%
2023 5,457+0.97%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

  • Church Saint-Pierre-et-Paul (building 12th century, tower 14th century, organ 18th century)
  • Church Saint-Etienne (18th century, belltower 12th century)
  • Maison païenne (“pagan house”, 12th century)
  • City Hall (18th century)
  • Old well (Puits aux six seaux) (17th century)
  • Four fortified tower-gates (13th and 14th century)
  • Half-timbered houses (16th century)

Notable people

  • Heinrich Eggestein (ca. 1415–88), pioneering book printer
  • Jean-Marie Lehn (born 1939), Nobel Prize 1987
  • Claude Vasconi (born 1940), architect

See also

References

  1. ^ "Municipales 2026. Publication des résultats au 2nd tour" (in French). Ministère de l'Intérieur. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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