Canton of Erstein

The Canton Erstein is a further breakdown of the arrondissements Sélestat - Erstein in the department of Bas- Rhin in Alsace region of France.

History

The canton was founded on March 4, 1790 with the establishment of the departments as part of the then " district Benfeld ". Some time later (?) He belonged to the newly established " district Schlestadt ".

With the establishment of the arrondissements on 17 February 1800 the canton was again cut as part of the former arrondissements Barr. On 10 February 1806 the district Schlestadt from the Arrondissement Barr.

From 1871 to 1919 there was no further breakdown of the then " circle Erstein ".

On June 28, 1919, the Canton part of the arrondissement Erstein, which was merged on May 24, 1974 Arrondissement Sélestat - Erstein.

Geography

The canton is bordered to the north by the Canton Geispolsheim in the Arrondissement Strasbourg- Campagne, on the east by Germany to the Ortenaukreis in the administrative district of Freiburg (Baden- Württemberg), to the south by the Canton Benfeld, on the west by the Canton of Obernai and to the northwest by the Canton Rosheim in the arrondissement of Molsheim.

Communities

• Bolsenheim
• Daubensand
• Erstein
• Gerst Home
• Hindisheim
• Hipsheim
• Ichtratzheim
• Limersheim
• North House
• Obenheim
• Osthouse
• Schaeffersheim
• Villa Ottone
• Westhouse

Some of the municipalities forming the Local Government Association, " Communauté de communes du Pays d' Erstein ".

Barr | Benfeld | Bischheim | Bischwiller | Bouxwiller | Brumath | Drulingen | Erstein | Geispolsheim | Haguenau | Hochfelden | Illkirch- Graffenstaden | Lauterbourg | Marckolsheim | Marmoutier | Molsheim | Mundolsheim | Niederbronn- les- Bains | Obernai | La Petite- Pierre | Rosheim | hall | Sarre- Union | Saverne | Schiltigheim | Schirmeck | Sélestat | Seltz | Soultz -sous -Forêts | Strasbourg -1 | Strasbourg -2 | Strasbourg -3 | Strasbourg -4 | Strasbourg -5 | Strasbourg -6 | Strasbourg -7 | Strasbourg -8 | Strasbourg -9 | Strasbourg - 10 | Truchtersheim | Villé | Wasselonne | Wissembourg | Wœrth

• Canton in the department of Bas- Rhin