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Rixheim

Grand Est, France · Europe

About Rixheim

Rixheim works well as a base: 10 minutes from Eschentzwiller, 28km from Grand Ballon.

Rixheim is in Grand Est, France, with about 14,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Eschentzwiller, about 4 km away.

Rixheim (French pronunciation: [ʁiksaim] ; Alsatian: Rìxa, pronounced [ˈʁɪksa]) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.

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What is there to see near Rixheim?

Within an hour or so of Rixheim: Cité de l'Automobile - Musée National (Collection Schlumpf) (6 km), Hartmannswillerkopf (22 km), Basel (25 km), Basel Zoo (26 km).

Are there any good drives near Rixheim?

The nearest famous roads are Route des Crêtes (Vosges), Route des Vins d'Alsace and Alsace Wine Route.

Where is Rixheim?

Rixheim is in Grand Est, France, about 4 km from Eschentzwiller.

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Quick Information

Population
13,608
Continent
Europe
Country
France
Region
Grand Est
Timezone
Europe/Paris
Coordinates
47.7497, 7.4020

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in France

Police
17
Ambulance
15
Fire
18
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.

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Worth the detour from Rixheim

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Cité de l'Automobile - Musée National (Collection Schlumpf)

The former Schlumpf brothers' secret collection in Mulhouse, the largest car museum in the world, with over 100 Bugattis including two Royales, hidden from the public until a factory occupation revealed it in 1977.

6 km · about 10 min drive

landmark

Hartmannswillerkopf

A WWI mountain battlefield of trenches and a vast crypt overlooking the Alsace plain.

22 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Basel

A cultural powerhouse at the meeting point of three countries, home to over 40 museums, a vibrant Rhine riverfront, and Art Basel.

25 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Basel Zoo

Switzerland's oldest and most visited zoo, affectionately known as 'Zolli', with a strong conservation focus.

26 km · about 30 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Grand Ballon

The highest summit of the Vosges at 1424 m, crowning the Route des Crêtes with all-round Alsace views.

28 km · about 30 min drive

museum

Pantheon Basel

Striking rotunda in Muttenz where a spiral ramp climbs past decades of classic cars and motorcycles: part museum, part working forum for Basel's vintage-car scene.

29 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

Eguisheim

A concentric wine village of cobbled lanes spiralling around its castle, voted favourite village of France.

33 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

Colmar Old Town

A fairy-tale Alsatian town with brilliantly colored half-timbered houses along the canals of its 'Little Venice' quarter.

37 km · about 40 min drive

Driving roads near Rixheim

  • 28 kmGrand BallonThe highest summit of the Vosges at 1424 m, crowning the Route des Crêtes with all-round Alsace views.
  • 43 kmBallon d'Alsace SummitGrassy 1,247 m summit at the meeting point of Alsace, Lorraine and Franche-Comte, reached by a classic hairpinned climb first raced in the 1905 Tour de France; views stretch to Mont Blanc on clear days.
  • 46 kmRoute des Vins d'AlsaceA 170 km wine road threading flower-decked villages and vine-clad hills below the Vosges mountains.
  • 46 kmRoute des Crêtes (Vosges)A ridge road built for military supply in the First World War, running the length of the Vosges summits with views to the Black Forest and, on clear days, the Alps.
  • 47 kmAlsace Wine RouteA 170-kilometer scenic wine road winding through vine-covered hills and storybook villages from Marlenheim to Thann.
  • 47 kmFeldbergThe Black Forest's highest summit at 1,493 m offers Alps-to-Vosges panoramas and a chairlift up to the windswept ridge.

Driving in France

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.85/litre
Motorway tolls
~€10.00/100km

When to drive here

April to October

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