Haguenau
Haguenau is a commune in Alsace in north-eastern France, in the Bas-Rhin department, of which it is a subprefecture. It is in the Grand Est region.
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Saint-Georges church. | |
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Location of Haguenau | |
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| Coordinates: 48°49′N 7°47′E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
| Canton | Haguenau |
| Intercommunality | CA de Haguenau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Claude Sturni |
| Area 1 | 182.59 km2 (70.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 34,761 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Haguenoviens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67180 /67500 |
| Elevation | 115–203 m (377–666 ft) (avg. 159 m or 522 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is second in size in the Bas-Rhin only to Strasbourg, some 30 km (19 mi) to the south.
Geography
Haguenau is in the northern part of the Bas-Rhin department. The Moder river, a left tributary of the Rhine river, flows through the commune.
It has an area of 182.6 km2 (70.5 sq mi), the commune of Alsace with the largest territory.[1] Its average altitude is 159 m (522 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 140 m (460 ft).[2]
The distances from Haguenau to other cities are:
- Paris, the national capital - 480 km (300 mi);
- Strasbourg, the regional capital - 32 km (20 mi);
- Marseille - 835 km (519 mi);
- Lyon - 524 km (326 mi);
- Reims - 338 km (210 mi);
- Bordeaux - 1,028 km (639 mi);
- Toulouse - 1,002 km (623 mi);
- Montpellier - 821 km (510 mi);
- Nice - 817 km (508 mi).
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The commune of Haguenau is surrounded by 25 communes and so it is one of the communes in France with more surrounding communes. The nearest communes are:
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Climate
The climate of Haguenau, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population
The inhabitants of Haguenau are known, in French, as Haguenoviens (women: Haguenoviennes).[3]
With a population of 34,761,[4] Haguenau has a population density of 190 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Haguenau
Administration
Haguenau is a subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin department since 1790. It is the capital of the Haguenau-Wissembourg arrondissement and is also the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Haguenau formed by 14 communes, with 49,203 inhabitants (2014).[5]
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References
- "Commune de Haguenau (67180)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- "City of Haguenau". Map-France.com. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- "Habitants du départment: Bas-Rhin" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- "Commune de Haguenau (67180)". Géographie administrative et d’étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
Other websites
- Ville d'Haguenau - Official site (in French)
- Office de Tourisme Haguenau Forêt et Terre de Potiers (in French)