Département Haut-Rhin Arrondissement 2017

The four

arrondissements An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', ...

of the

Haut-Rhin Haut-Rhin (, ; Alsatian: ''Owerelsàss'' or '; german: Oberelsass, ) is a department in the Grand Est region of France, bordering both Germany and Switzerland. It is named after the river Rhine. Its name means ''Upper Rhine''. Haut-Rhin is the ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

are: # Arrondissement of Altkirch, (

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Altkirch Altkirch (, ; gsw, label= Alsatian, Àltkìrech) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. The town is traditionally regarded as the capital of Sundgau. Etymology The name of the commune means ''old church'' ( ...

) with 108

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

. The population of the arrondissement was 69,793 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé, (

prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...

of the Haut-Rhin department:

Colmar Colmar (, ; Alsatian: ' ; German during 1871–1918 and 1940–1945: ') is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), it is ...

) with 98 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 211,668 in 2016. #

Arrondissement of Mulhouse The arrondissement of Mulhouse is an arrondissement of France in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 79 communes. Its population is 351,012 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Mulhou ...

, (subprefecture:

Mulhouse Mulhouse (; Alsatian language, Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning ''Mill (grinding), mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, department, in the Grand Est Regions of France, region, eastern France, close to the France–Switzerl ...

) with 79 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 351,012 in 2016. #

Arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller The arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller is an arrondissement of France in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 81 communes. Its population is 130,270 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of ...

, (subprefecture: Thann) with 81 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 130,270 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Colmar, Altkirch, Belfort, Delémont and Porrentruy were established. In 1814 the arrondissements of Delémont and Porrentruy were disbanded ( ceded to Switzerland). In 1857 Mulhouse replaced Altkirch as subprefecture. In 1871 most of the department was ceded to Germany, except the

Territoire de Belfort The Territoire de Belfort () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, eastern France. It had a population of 141,318 in 2019.Historique du Haut-Rhin
/ref> The borders of the arrondissements of Haut-Rhin were modified in January 2015: * all 62 communes of the former arrondissement of Colmar to the new arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé * five communes of the former

arrondissement of Guebwiller The arrondissement of Guebwiller is a former arrondissement of France in the Haut-Rhin department in the Alsace region. In 2015 it was disbanded, and most of its communes were assigned to the new arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller, some to the ar ...

to the arrondissement of Mulhouse * 42 communes of the former arrondissement of Guebwiller to the new arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller * all 32 communes of the former arrondissement of Ribeauvillé to the new arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé * one commune of the former arrondissement of Thann to the arrondissement of Altkirch * two communes of the former arrondissement of Thann to the arrondissement of Mulhouse * 49 communes of the former arrondissement of Thann to the arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller In January 2017 seven communes from the arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller joined the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé.

References

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