Molsheim

**Molsheim** is a commune in north-eastern France, in the Bas-Rhin department, of which it is a subprefecture. It is in the Grand Est region.

The *commmune* is in the historical and cultural region of Alsace.

## Geography
Molsheim is in the central part of the Bas-Rhin department,  to the west of Strasbourg. The Bruche river, a left tributary of the Ill river, flows through the *commune*.

The *commune* has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

The distances from Molsheim to other cities are:
* Paris, the national capital - ;
* Strasbourg, the regional capital - ;
* Marseille - ;
* Lyon - ;
* Reims - ;
* Bordeaux - ;
* Toulouse - ;
* Montpellier - ;
* Nice - .

The *commune* of Molsheim is surrounded by the following *communes*:

### Climate
The climate of Molsheim, in the Köppen climate classification, is **Cfb** - Oceanic climate with template summers.

## Population
The inhabitants of Molsheim are known, in French, as *Molsheimois* or *Molshémiens* (women: *Molsheimoises*).

With a population of 9,263, Molsheim has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

**Evolution of the population in Molsheim**

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## Administration
Molsheim is a subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin department since 1919. It is the capital of the Molsheim *arrondissement* and is also the administrative centre () of the *canton* of Molsheim formed by 31 *communes*, with 54,596 inhabitants (2014).

### Twin towns 
Molsheim is twinned with Gerbrunn (Germany).

## Gallery

File:Molsheim - Hôtel de ville -1.JPG|Town hall of Molsheim.
File:2010.04.11.112432 Rue du Maréchal Foch Molsheim FR.jpg|*Maréchal Foch* street.
File:2010.04.11.112229 Place de l'Hôtel de Ville Molsheim FR.jpg|Square of the town hall.
File:Avolsheim Dompeter05.JPG|*Saint-Pierre dite Dompeter* church, Avolsheim, Molsheim.
File:Hotel de la Monnaie Molsheim.JPG|*Hôtel de la monnaie* (old money manufacture)

## Related pages
* Arrondissement of Molsheim
* Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

## References
## Other websites
* Ville de Molsheim - Official site 
* Office de Tourisme de Molsheim-Mutzig