Canton of Benfeld

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The canton of Benfeld is a former canton of France, located in the Bas-Rhin department, in the Alsace region. It had 20,928 inhabitants (2012). It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 13 communes, which joined the canton of Erstein in 2015.

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Canton of Benfeld
Route de Benfeld, Sélestat-Erstein

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N 48.349444444444 °	E 7.6147222222222 °

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Route de Benfeld

Route de Benfeld
67230 Sélestat-Erstein
Grand Est, France
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