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Baldersheim () is a commune in the INSEE commune file
/ref> It forms part of the
Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin (); Alsatian: ''Owerelsàss'' or '; , . is a department in the Grand Est region, France, bordering both Germany and Switzerland. It is named after the river Rhine; its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less pop ...
department in Alsace
Alsace (, ; ) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in the Grand Est administrative region of northeastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine, next to Germany and Switzerland. In January 2021, it had a population of 1,9 ...
in north-eastern France
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./ref> It forms part of the
Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération
The Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération is the ''Communauté d'agglomération'', a type of local government structure, covering the metropolitan area of the city of Mulhouse in the department of Haut-Rhin and the region of Grand Est, northeastern Fra ...
, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse
Mulhouse (; ; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ''Mìlhüsa'' ; , meaning "Mill (grinding), mill house") is a France, French city of the European Collectivity of Alsace (Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region of France). It is near the Fran ...
conurbation.
Population
Etymology
Baldersheim was first attested as ''Balthersheim'' in 976, and is of Germanic origin. The toponym derives from the genitive of anthroponym ''Baldo'' (see *balþaz), with suffix ''-heim'' pointing to Germanic '' *-haim''. This toponymic pattern is common in the departments of Moselle, Bas Rhin and Haut Rhin.See also
*Communes of the Haut-Rhin department
The following is a list of the 366 Communes of France, communes of the French Departments of France, department of Haut-Rhin.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
Communes of Haut-Rhin {{Mulhouse-geo-stub