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Eckwersheim is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is around north of Strasbourg.

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Place details

Locality
Eckwersheim
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Population
1,337

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Air quality

50US AQIGood
PM2.5
7.0 µg/m³
PM10
11.8 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Eckwersheim
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Eckwersheim, Mairie.jpg
French commune.caption
The town hall in Eckwersheim
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason Eckwersheim 67.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Strasbourg
French commune.canton
Brumath
French commune.INSEE
67119
French commune.postal code
67550
French commune.mayor
Camille Bader
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Strasbourg Eurométropole
French commune.elevation min m
139
French commune.elevation max m
183
French commune.area km2
7.46

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Eckwersheim is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is around north of Strasbourg.

On 14 November 2015 the commune was the location of a derailment during testing of a TGV train along the LGV Est high-speed rail line. Eleven people were killed and 42 others were injured after the train caught fire and plunged into the Marne–Rhine Canal.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eckwersheim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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