Truchtersheim

Truchtersheim
Commune
The church in Truchtersheim
Coat of arms
Location of Truchtersheim
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Coordinates: 48°39′49″N 7°36′27″E / 48.6636°N 7.6075°E / 48.6636; 7.6075
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Saverne
Canton	Bouxwiller
Intercommunality	CC Kochersberg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Justin Vogel[1]
Area ^1	14.76 km^2 (5.70 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	4,398
• Density	298.0/km^2 (771.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67495 /67370
Elevation	147–199 m (482–653 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Truchtersheim (French: [tʁyʃtɛʁsaim]; Alemannic German: [ˈtʁyʃtəʁsə]) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3] On 15 July 1974, Behlenheim was merged with Truchtersheim.^[4] On 1 January 2016, the former commune Pfettisheim was merged into Truchtersheim.^[5]

Population

The population data given in the table below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,199	—
1975	1,880	+6.64%
1982	2,413	+3.63%
1990	2,813	+1.94%
1999	3,125	+1.18%
2007	3,618	+1.85%
2012	3,746	+0.70%
2017	4,029	+1.47%
2023	4,398	+1.47%
Source: INSEE[6]

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
• Kochersberg

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. Commune de Truchtersheim (67495), INSEE
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Truchtersheim, EHESS (in French).
5. Arrêté préfectoral 3 December 2015 (in French)
6. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

External links

• truchtersheim.fr – official website