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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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
| Canton | Haguenau |
| Intercommunality | CA de Haguenau |
| Mayor | Claude Sturni (2014-2020) |
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| Elevation | 115–203 m (377–666 ft) (avg. 159 m/522 ft) |
| Land area1 | 182.59 km2 (70.50 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 34,761 (2014) |
| - Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67180/ 67500 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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:[3]
- 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:
Climate
The climate of Haguenau, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.[3]
Population
The inhabitants of Haguenau are known, in French, as Haguenoviens (women: Haguenoviennes).[4]
With a population of 34,761,[5] 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).[6]
Twin towns
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Haguenau Media
Hopfenhalle in Hagenau
Belagerung von Hagenau (PARTICVLIÉRE CARTE VON DENEN FRANTZÖSISCHEN LINIEN LANGST DEN FLVSSE MOTTER, IN NIDER ELSAS, ALWO MANN DIE LAGER DER KAYSERLIGEN UND DER FRANZOSEN MARQVIERT FINDET, NACHDEM DIE LINIEN DON DER KAYSERLIGEN ARMEE VNTER COMMANDO SEI:DURL:PRINVE LOVIS VON BADEN EROBERT WAREN DES GLEICHEN IST DIE SITVATION VON DRVSENHEIN, HAGENAV, PFAFFENHOVEN WIRSCHEN SEHR EXACT AVEGETRAGEN. SCALA VON EINE STUNDE.) - Kupferstich - deutsch - 35,5 x 97,7 cm - [ca. 1705]
Haguenau - Teatr
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Related pages
References
- ↑ "Commune de Haguenau (67180)". Comparateur de territoire (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ "City of Haguenau". Map-France.com. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ville d'Haguenau". Annuaire-Mairie.fr (in français). Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ "Habitants du départment: Bas-Rhin" (in français). habitants.fr. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ↑ "Commune de Haguenau (67180)". Géographie administrative et d’étude (in français). 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)