Gambsheim

Gambsheim Gàmbse
Coat of arms
Gambsheim
Location within Grand Est region  Gambsheim
Coordinates: 48°41′35″N 7°53′03″E / 48.6931°N 7.8842°E / 48.6931; 7.8842Coordinates: 48°41′35″N 7°53′03″E / 48.6931°N 7.8842°E / 48.6931; 7.8842
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Brumath
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Hubert Hoffmann
Area1	17.38 km2 (6.71 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	4,352
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	67151 /67760
Elevation	126–131 m (413–430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gambsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

It is adjacent to a river crossing into Germany that is favoured by southbound autoroute traffic wishing to avoid traffic delays around Strasbourg. The road crossing the river coincides with a large lock which is also the site of one of the Rhine's first fish ladders installed to support migratory fish in general and, more specifically, to try and restore the abundant salmon population for which the upper Rhine was famous before the early 20th century, when the installation of a series of locks rendered the river navigable beyond Basel for boats, but blocked it for migrating fish.