Sélestat

Sélestat is a commune in north-eastern France, in the Bas-Rhin department, of which it is a subprefecture. It is in the Grand Est region.

Sélestat

Pont Sélestat.JPG
The old town from the bridge on the Ill.
Coat of arms of Sélestat
Administration
Country France
Region Alsace
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Sélestat-Erstein
Canton Sélestat
Intercommunality Sélestat
Mayor Sélestadiens
(2014-2020)
Statistics
Elevation 165–184 m (541–604 ft)
(avg. 175 m/574 ft)
Land area1 44.40 km2 (17.14 sq mi)
Population2 19,546  (2014)
 - Density 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 67462/ 67600
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.

The commmune is in the historical and cultural region of Alsace.

Geography

Sélestat is at the very centre of Alsace, near the limit separating the Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments. The commune is on the Alsace plains, a narrow, very fertile area that stretches between the Rhine and the Vosges mountains.

The Ill river flows parallel to the Rhine and crosses the town of Sélestat. Another river in the commune is the Giessen, a left tributary of the Ill and that runs through the commune from west to east.

The commune has an area of 44.4 km2 (17.1 sq mi).[1] Its average altitude is 175 m (574 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 175 m (574 ft).[2]

The distances from Sélestat to other cities are:[3]

Sélestat and its neighboring communes
 

The commune of Sélestat is surrounded by the following communes:

Climate

The climate of Sélestat, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.[3]

Population

The inhabitants of Sélestat are known, in French, as Sélestadiens (women: Sélestadiennes).[4]

With a population of 19,546,[5] Sélestat has a population density of 440 inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Sélestat

Administration

Sélestat is a subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin department since 1806. It is the capital of the Sélestat-Erstein arrondissement and is also the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Sélestat formed by 29 communes, with 55,877 inhabitants (2014).[6]

Twin towns

Sélestat is twinned withː

Gallery

Sélestat Media

Related pages

References

  1. "Commune de Sélestat (67462)". Comparateur de territoire (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "City of Sélestat". Map-France.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Ville de Sélestat". Annuaire-Mairie.fr (in français). Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. "Habitants du départment: Bas-Rhin" (in français). habitants.fr. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  6. "Commune de Sélestat (67462)". Géographie administrative et d’étude (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

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