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.[1] Its population is 351,012 (2016), and its area is 707.1 km2 (273.0 sq mi).[2]

Mulhouse
Arrondissement
Location within the region Grand Est
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
No. of communes79
SubprefectureMulhouse
Area
 • Total707.1 km2 (273.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total351,012
 • Density496/km2 (1,280/sq mi)
INSEE code684
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Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Mulhouse are:[1]

  1. Attenschwiller
  2. Baldersheim
  3. Bantzenheim
  4. Bartenheim
  5. Battenheim
  6. Berrwiller
  7. Blotzheim
  8. Bollwiller
  9. Brinckheim
  10. Bruebach
  11. Brunstatt-Didenheim
  12. Buschwiller
  13. Chalampé
  14. Dietwiller
  15. Eschentzwiller
  16. Feldkirch
  17. Flaxlanden
  18. Folgensbourg
  19. Galfingue
  20. Geispitzen
  21. Habsheim
  22. Hagenthal-le-Bas
  23. Hagenthal-le-Haut
  24. Hégenheim
  25. Heimsbrunn
  26. Helfrantzkirch
  27. Hésingue
  28. Hombourg
  29. Huningue
  30. Illzach
  31. Kappelen
  32. Kembs
  33. Kingersheim
  34. Knœringue
  35. Kœtzingue
  36. Landser
  37. Leymen
  38. Liebenswiller
  39. Lutterbach
  40. Magstatt-le-Bas
  41. Magstatt-le-Haut
  42. Michelbach-le-Bas
  43. Michelbach-le-Haut
  44. Morschwiller-le-Bas
  45. Mulhouse
  46. Neuwiller
  47. Niffer
  48. Ottmarsheim
  49. Petit-Landau
  50. Pfastatt
  51. Pulversheim
  52. Ranspach-le-Bas
  53. Ranspach-le-Haut
  54. Rantzwiller
  55. Reiningue
  56. Richwiller
  57. Riedisheim
  58. Rixheim
  59. Rosenau
  60. Ruelisheim
  61. Saint-Louis
  62. Sausheim
  63. Schlierbach
  64. Sierentz
  65. Staffelfelden
  66. Steinbrunn-le-Bas
  67. Steinbrunn-le-Haut
  68. Stetten
  69. Uffheim
  70. Ungersheim
  71. Village-Neuf
  72. Wahlbach
  73. Waltenheim
  74. Wentzwiller
  75. Wittelsheim
  76. Wittenheim
  77. Zaessingue
  78. Zillisheim
  79. Zimmersheim

History

The arrondissement of Altkirch was created in 1800. In 1857 the subprefecture was moved to Mulhouse. In 1871 it was disbanded ceded to Germany. The arrondissement of Mulhouse was restored in 1919.[3] In January 2015 it absorbed five communes of the former arrondissement of Guebwiller and two communes of the former arrondissement of Thann.[4]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France 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 Mulhouse were, as of January 2015:[5]

  1. Habsheim
  2. Huningue
  3. Illzach
  4. Mulhouse-Est
  5. Mulhouse-Nord
  6. Mulhouse-Ouest
  7. Mulhouse-Sud
  8. Sierentz
  9. Wittenheim

References
  1. "Arrondissement de Mulhouse (684)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  2. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  3. Historique du Haut-Rhin
  4. Décret n° 2014-1720 du 29 décembre 2014 portant suppression des arrondissements de Guebwiller et de Ribeauvillé (département du Haut-Rhin)
  5. "Populations légales 2012" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-25.

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