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| Coat of arms of the Haut-Rhin department | |
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| Administration | |
| Department number: | 68 |
| Region: | Alsace |
| Prefecture: | Colmar |
| Subprefectures: | Altkirch Guebwiller Mulhouse Ribeauvillé Thann |
| Arrondissements: | 6 |
| Cantons: | 31 |
| Communes: | 377 |
| President of the General Council: | Charles Buttner |
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| Population | Ranked 29th |
| -1999 | 708,025 |
| Population density: | 201/km² |
| Land area¹: | 3525 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Colmar (Colmar kɔlmaʁ Alsatian: Colmer pronounced; Colmar between 1871-1918 and 1940-1945 also Kolmar) is a town and commune Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Altkirch is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in northeastern France. Guebwiller (Guebwiller gebvilɛʁ Alsatian: Gàwiller, pronounced; Gebweiler is a commune of the Haut-Rhin département Mulhouse (Mulhouse myluz Alsatian: Milhüsa or Milhüse, pronounced; Mülhausen i Not to be confused with Ribeauville, in the Aisne department Ribeauvillé ( Alsatian: Rappschwihr; Rappoltsweiler is Thann is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Haut-Rhin département, in France. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 6 arrondissements of the Haut-Rhin department are Arrondissement of Altkirch, ( subprefecture: Altkirch) with The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 31 cantons of the Haut-Rhin department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 377 communes of the Haut-Rhin département, in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
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Haut-Rhin is a département of France, named after the Rhine river. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge Its name means upper Rhine.
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Subdivisions
The department consists of the following arrondissements:
History
Haut-Rhin is one of the original 83 département, created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790 by application of the law of December 22, 1789 on the southern half of the province of Alsace (Haute-Alsace). The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Altkirch is an arrondissement of France located in the Haut-Rhin département, in the Alsace The arrondissement of Colmar is an arrondissement of France located in the Haut-Rhin département, in the Alsace région The arrondissement of Guebwiller is an arrondissement of France located in the Haut-Rhin département, in the Alsace The arrondissement of Mulhouse is an arrondissement of France located in the Haut-Rhin département, in the Alsace The arrondissement of Ribeauvillé is an arrondissement of France located in the Haut-Rhin département, in the Alsace The arrondissement of Thann is an arrondissement of France located in the Haut-Rhin département, in the Alsace région The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern Oberelsaß (Upper Alsace Haute-Alsace was the name for a province ("Bezirk" in the southern part of Elsaß-Lothringen (Alsace-Lorraine when it was part of the
Its boundaries have been modified many times:
- 1798, it absorbed Mulhouse, formerly a free city, and the last Swiss enclave in the south;
- 1800, it absorbed the whole département of Mont-Terrible;
- 1814, it lost the territories which had been part of Mont-Terrible, returned to Switzerland, except the old principality of Montbéliard;
- 1816, it lost Montbéliard, which was attached to the département of Doubs;
- 1871, it was mostly annexed by Germany (Treaty of Frankfurt). Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Mulhouse (Mulhouse myluz Alsatian: Milhüsa or Milhüse, pronounced; Mülhausen i Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Mont-Terrible was one of the 130 ''départements'' of Napoleonic France, with its capital at Porrentruy. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mont-Terrible was one of the 130 ''départements'' of Napoleonic France, with its capital at Porrentruy. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Montbéliard (archaic Mömpelgard is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Treaty of Frankfurt (Le traité de Francfort Friede von Frankfurt was a Peace treaty signed in Frankfurt on May 10, 1871, at the end of The remaining French part formed the Territoire de Belfort;
- 1919, it was reverted to France (Treaty of Versailles) but is still separated from Belfort. The Territoire de Belfort is a department in the Franche-Comté region of eastern France. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. Belfort (Beffert is a town and commune of northeastern France, Préfecture (capital of the Territoire de Belfort
- 1940, it was effectively annexed by Nazi Germany. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers
- 1944, it was captured by France. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Geography
Haut-Rhin is bordered by the Territoire de Belfort and Vosges départements and the Vosges Mountains to the west, the Bas-Rhin département to the North, Switzerland to the south and its eastern border with Germany is also the River Rhine. The Territoire de Belfort is a department in the Franche-Comté region of eastern France. Vosges (voːʒ is a French department, named after the Vosges mountain range. The Vosges (voːʒ or Vosges Mountains are a Mountain range in eastern France, stretching along the west side of the Rhine valley Bas-Rhin is a ''département'' of France. The name means "Lower Rhine " The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge In the centre of the département lies a fertile plain. The climate is semi-continental.
Economy
Haut-Rhin is one of the richest French département. Mulhouse is the home of a Peugeot automobile factory, manufacturing the 106 and 206 models. Mulhouse (Mulhouse myluz Alsatian: Milhüsa or Milhüse, pronounced; Mülhausen i For the article about the bicycle manufacturer see Cycles Peugeot. The lowest unemployment rate in France can be found in the Southern Sundgau region (approximately 2%). The countryside is marked by hills. Many Haut-Rhinois work in Switzerland, especially in the chemical industries of Basel, but prefer to live in France for its cheaper cost of living. "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly.
Culture
See also
- Cantons of the Haut-Rhin department
- Communes of the Haut-Rhin department
- Arrondissements of the Haut-Rhin department
External links
- (French) General Council website
- (French) Prefecture website
- (English) Haut-Rhin at the Open Directory Project
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