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Volgelsheim

Volgelse
Volgelsheim Volgelse
Commune
	The town hall in Volgelsheim
	Coat of arms
	Location of Volgelsheim
	Volgelsheim Volgelsheim
	Coordinates: 48°00′58″N 7°32′54″E / 48.0161°N 7.5483°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton	Ensisheim
Intercommunality	Pays Rhin-Brisach
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Mas
Area 1	8.64 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population (2021)	2,702
• Density	310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	68352 /68600
Elevation	188–198 m (617–650 ft) ; (avg. 192 m or 630 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Volgelsheim (French pronunciation: [fɔlɡəlsaim] ^ⓘ; Alemannic German: Volgelse) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

History

Volgelsheim was first mentioned in 739 under the name Folcoaldeshaim. The name has changed several times over the centuries to the present spelling. From 1871 to 1918, it belonged to the Alsace-Lorraine imperial territory in the German Empire. During this time, in 1880, a station was built in Prussian style. Until 1992, the French army had a garrison in Volgelsheim (Abbatucci barracks).