Blaesheim

Blaesheim Blaase
Commune
11th-12th-century church bell, Blaesheim
Coat of arms
Location of Blaesheim
Blaesheim Location within France Show map of France Blaesheim Location within Grand Est Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°31′N 7°37′E / 48.51°N 7.61°E / 48.51; 7.61
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Strasbourg
Canton	Lingolsheim
Intercommunality	Strasbourg Eurométropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Baur[1]
Area ^1	9.96 km^2 (3.85 sq mi)
Highest elevation	198 m (650 ft)
Lowest elevation	146 m (479 ft)
Population  (2023)[2]	1,461
• Density	147/km^2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67049 /67113
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Blaesheim (French pronunciation: [blɛsaim] ^ⓘ; German: Bläsheim; Alsatian: Blaase) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	754	—
1975	908	+2.69%
1982	934	+0.40%
1990	1,000	+0.86%
1999	1,369	+3.55%
2007	1,299	−0.65%
2012	1,275	−0.37%
2017	1,316	+0.64%
2023	1,461	+1.76%
Source: INSEE[4]

Blaesheim process

A meeting held in Blaesheim, January 2001, between Jacques Chirac and Gerhard Schröder has given this name to a regular series of informal meetings between the French President, the German Chancellor, and their foreign ministers.^[5] The meetings are held alternately in France and Germany.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
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
5. Chronologie: 2001-2005, Portail franco-allemand