The arrondissement of Haguenau is a former

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of France in the

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department in the

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. In 2015 it was merged into the new arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg.Décret n° 2014-1722 du 29 décembre 2014 portant suppression des arrondissements de Strasbourg-Campagne et de Wissembourg (département du Bas-Rhin)
/ref> It had 56

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, and its population was 130,835 (2012).Populations légales 2012: 67 Bas-Rhin
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Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Haguenau, and their

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s, were:

History

The arrondissement of Haguenau was created in 1919.Historique du Bas-Rhin
/ref> It was disbanded in 2015. As a result of the reorganisation of the

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which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Haguenau were, as of January 2015: # Bischwiller # Haguenau # Niederbronn-les-Bains

References

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