What region and administrative division does Saulxures belong to?

Saulxures is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department located in the Alsace region of northeastern France. It falls within the arrondissement of Molsheim and the canton of Val-de-Meuse. The commune is situated in the Vosges department, which was officially established on March 4, 1790, during the French Revolution.

What is the historical context of Saulxures' location?

The commune lies in the historical territory of Unterelsaß (German name), which was the central district of the imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine (Elsaß-Lothringen) in the German Empire from 1871 to 1918. Following World War I, the territory returned to French control, and Saulxures became part of the French administrative system.

What are the population and geographic details of Saulxures?

Saulxures is a small commune with a population ranging between 497 and 528 residents according to recent data. It is located at coordinates 48.392222°N latitude and 7.131111°E longitude, placing it in the northeastern part of France near the German border. The commune also has the alternative name "Salzern."

What infrastructure and facilities are available in Saulxures?

The commune historically featured the Saulxures railway station, which served as a railway stop in the municipality. The commune maintains a municipal website at https://mairie-saulxures.fr, providing information about local government and services.

What type of territorial subdivision is a commune in France?

In France, a commune is the lowest-level territorial subdivision for municipalities. The commune of France as an administrative category was established in 1789 and serves as the fundamental unit of local government throughout the country, with over 35,000 communes in total.

Saulxures

commune in Bas-Rhin, France

Place Commune Of France Q21348

Facts

18 properties

Identity

Instance of: commune of France
Official website: saulxures.valleedelabruche.fr, mairie-saulxures.fr^[13]^[14]
Official name: Saulxures^[25]

Location

Country: France^[4]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 48.392°, 7.131°
Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vosges, Unterelsaß, Bas-Rhin, canton of Val-de-Meuse, arrondissement of Molsheim^[1]^[2]^[3]
Shares border with: Plaine, Saint-Stail, Le Vermont, Bourg-Bruche, Colroy-la-Roche, Saint-Blaise-la-Roche, Belval^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Population and size

Area: +12.84^[33]
Elevation above sea level: 576 (420–812, n=4)^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]
Female population: +251^[26]
Male population: +261^[27]
Population: 508 (497–528, n=10)^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]

Codes

Postal code: 67420^[12]

More facts +5

Associated electoral district: canton of Mutzig^[35]
Different from: Saulxures^[28]
Fax number: +33-3-88-97-68-85^[34]
Office held by the head of government: Mayor of Saulxures^[23]
Phone number: +33-3-88-97-60-21^[24]

🏷️ Also known as

en Salzern en Saulxures ar ساولكسورس cs Salzern de Salzern es Salzern fa سلکسور fr Salzern it Salzern nl Salzern pl Salzern pt Salzern ru Соксюр zh 索叙尔 zh-hant 索敘爾

🔖 Identifiers · 13

Image (Wikimedia Commons): Saulxures.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 152715786
EHESS ID of a French commune: 35627
Email address: mailto:accueil@mairiedesaulxures.fr
FactGrid item ID: White-footed dunnart
Freebase ID: /m/025_8_g
GeoNames ID: 6441338
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 6441338 BnF data 2975781 edition 2026-10-01 · fr-lo ↗
Insee municipality code: 67436
National Address Base ID: 36542682-05c0-47d7-a447-f4e59246c557
OpenStreetMap relation ID: 910587
Routard.com place ID: 20098
Topic's main category: Category:Saulxures

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Who's on First ID: 101884909

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🔗 Connections

Shares border with 7

Bourg-Bruche, Colroy-la-Roche, Saint-Blaise-la-Roche, Plaine, Belval, Le Vermont, Saint-Stail

← Shares border with 7

Bourg-Bruche, Colroy-la-Roche, Saint-Blaise-la-Roche, Plaine, Belval, Le Vermont, Saint-Stail

Located in the administrative territorial entity 5

Bas-Rhin, Vosges, arrondissement of Molsheim, canton of Val-de-Meuse, Unterelsaß

← Contains the administrative territorial entity 5

Bas-Rhin, Vosges, canton of Saales, canton of Val-de-Meuse, Unterelsaß

Located in time zone 2

UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00

Associated electoral district 1

canton of Mutzig

Contained subdivisions 1

Saulxures railway station

Country 1

France

Different from 1

Saulxures

FactGrid item ID 1

White-footed dunnart

Instance of 1

commune of France

People born here 1

Florian Demange

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Saulxures

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Direct Wikidata claims

[4] ↑ Saulxures — country (P17): France. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Saulxures — shares border with (P47): Plaine. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Saulxures — shares border with (P47): Saint-Stail. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Saulxures — shares border with (P47): Le Vermont. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Saulxures — shares border with (P47): Bourg-Bruche. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Saulxures — shares border with (P47): Colroy-la-Roche. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Saulxures — shares border with (P47): Saint-Blaise-la-Roche. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Saulxures — shares border with (P47): Belval. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Saulxures — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Bas-Rhin. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Saulxures — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): canton of Val-de-Meuse. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Saulxures — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): arrondissement of Molsheim. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Saulxures — postal code (P281): 67420. dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Saulxures — official website (P856): http://saulxures.valleedelabruche.fr. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Saulxures — official website (P856): https://mairie-saulxures.fr. Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved 2023-09-24. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Saulxures — population (P1082): 516. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Saulxures — population (P1082): 520. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Saulxures — population (P1082): 528. Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Saulxures — population (P1082): 512. Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Saulxures — population (P1082): 508. Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Saulxures — population (P1082): 501. Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Saulxures — population (P1082): 497. Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Saulxures — population (P1082): 505. Populations de référence 2022. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Saulxures — office held by the head of government (P1313): Mayor of Saulxures. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Saulxures — phone number (P1329): +33-3-88-97-60-21. Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved 2023-09-24. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Saulxures — official name (P1448): Saulxures. Code officiel géographique. Retrieved 2019-01-06. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Saulxures — female population (P1539): 251. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Saulxures — male population (P1540): 261. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Saulxures — different from (P1889): Saulxures. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Saulxures — elevation above sea level (P2044): 535 m. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Saulxures — elevation above sea level (P2044): 420 m. répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Saulxures — elevation above sea level (P2044): 812 m. répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Saulxures — elevation above sea level (P2044): 576 m. Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Saulxures — area (P2046): 12.84 km². répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved 2015-10-26. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Saulxures — fax number (P2900): +33-3-88-97-68-85. Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved 2023-09-24. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Saulxures — associated electoral district (P7938): canton of Mutzig. Code officiel géographique. data.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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