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Haut-Rhin (French pronunciation:[oʁɛ̃], lit.'Upper Rhine'; Alsatian: Owerelsàss or ‘s Iwerlànd;[3]German: Oberelsass, lit.'Upper Alsace') is a département in the Grand Est region, France, bordering both Germany and Switzerland. It is named after the river Rhine. Its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less populated of the two departments of the former administrative Alsace region, the other being the Bas-Rhin (Lower Rhine). Especially after the 1871 cession of the southern territory known since 1922 as Territoire de Belfort, although it is still rather densely populated compared to the rest of metropolitan France. It had a population of 767,083 in 2021.[4]
Haut-Rhin is one of the original 83 départements, created during the French Revolution, on 4 March 1790 through the application of the law of 22 December 1789 in respect of the southern half of the province of Alsace (Haute-Alsace).
Haut-Rhin is bordered by the Territoire de Belfort and Vosgesdépartements and the Vosges Mountains to the west, the Bas-Rhindépartement to the North, Switzerland to the south and its eastern border with Germany is also the Rhine. In the centre of the département lies a fertile plain. The climate is semi-continental.
The most populous commune is Mulhouse; the prefecture Colmar is the second-most populous. As of 2021, there are 11 communes with more than 10,000 inhabitants:[4]
Haut-Rhin is one of the richest French départements. Mulhouse is the home of the Stellantis Mulhouse Plant automobile factory, where the Peugeot 2008 and Peugeot 508 are currently built. The lowest unemployment rate in France can be found in the Southern Sundgau region (approximately 2%). The countryside is marked by hills. Many Haut-Rhinois work in Switzerland, especially in the chemical industries of Basel, but commute from France where living costs are lower. However, the region does have some of France's worst socio-economic inequalities; Mulhouse has long been one of France's poorest major cities.
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Alsace and the adjacent Moselle department have a legal system slightly different from the rest of France. The statutes in question date from the period 1871–1919 when the area was part of the German Empire. With the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Paris accepted that Alsace and Moselle should retain some local laws in respect of certain matters, especially with regard to hunting, economic life, local government relationships, health insurance and social rights. It includes notably the absence of any formal separation between church and state: several mainstream denominations of the Christian church benefit from state funding, in contrast to principles applied in the rest of France.
^Office pour la Langue et la Culture d’Alsace. "Wàs brücht m'r im Elsàss ? Petit lexique français-alsacien" (PDF). oclalsace.org (in French). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
^ ab"Populations légales en vigueur à compter du 1er janvier 2024: 68 Haut-Rhin" (PDF). INSEE. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French November 2009 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the French article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Haut Rhin see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated fr Haut Rhin to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Haut Rhin French pronunciation oʁɛ lit Upper Rhine Alsatian Owerelsass or s Iwerland 3 German Oberelsass lit Upper Alsace is a departement in the Grand Est region France bordering both Germany and Switzerland It is named after the river Rhine Its name means Upper Rhine Haut Rhin is the smaller and less populated of the two departments of the former administrative Alsace region the other being the Bas Rhin Lower Rhine Especially after the 1871 cession of the southern territory known since 1922 as Territoire de Belfort although it is still rather densely populated compared to the rest of metropolitan France It had a population of 767 083 in 2021 4 Haut Rhin s Owerland OwerelsassDepartementPrefecture building of the Haut Rhin department in ColmarFlagCoat of armsLocation of Haut Rhin in FranceCoordinates 47 57 51 N 7 19 11 E 47 96417 N 7 31972 E 47 96417 7 31972CountryFranceRegionGrand EstPrefectureColmarSubprefecturesAltkirchMulhouseThannGovernment PrefectLouis Laugier 1 Area1 Total3 525 km2 1 361 sq mi Population 2021 2 Total767 083 Rank29th Density220 km2 560 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Department number68Arrondissements4Cantons17Communes366 1 French Land Register data which exclude estuaries and lakes ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 On 1 January 2021 the departemental collectivities of Bas Rhin and Haut Rhin were merged into the European Collectivity of Alsace Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Subdivisions 2 2 Principal towns 3 Demographics 4 Economy 5 Law 6 Politics 6 1 Presidential elections 2nd round 6 2 Current National Assembly Representatives 7 Tourism 8 Culture 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory editHaut Rhin is one of the original 83 departements created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 through the application of the law of 22 December 1789 in respect of the southern half of the province of Alsace Haute Alsace Its boundaries have been modified many times 1798 it absorbed Mulhouse formerly a free city and the last Swiss enclave in the south of Alsace 1800 it absorbed the whole departement of Mont Terrible 1814 it lost the territories which had been part of Mont Terrible which were returned to Switzerland except for the former County of Montbeliard 1816 it lost Montbeliard which was transferred to the departement of Doubs 1871 it was mostly annexed by the German Empire Treaty of Frankfurt the remaining French part formed the Territoire de Belfort in 1922 1919 it was reverted to France Treaty of Versailles but remains administratively separated from Belfort 1940 it was annexed de facto by Nazi Germany 1944 it was recovered by France Geography editHaut Rhin is bordered by the Territoire de Belfort and Vosges departements and the Vosges Mountains to the west the Bas Rhin departement to the North Switzerland to the south and its eastern border with Germany is also the Rhine In the centre of the departement lies a fertile plain The climate is semi continental Subdivisions edit The department consists of the following arrondissements Altkirch Colmar Ribeauville Mulhouse Thann Guebwiller Principal towns edit The most populous commune is Mulhouse the prefecture Colmar is the second most populous As of 2021 there are 11 communes with more than 10 000 inhabitants 4 Commune Population 2021 Mulhouse 106 341 Colmar 67 730 Saint Louis 22 698 Wittenheim 15 262 Illzach 14 829 Rixheim 13 795 Kingersheim 13 178 Riedisheim 12 163 Cernay 11 745 Guebwiller 11 137 Wittelsheim 10 334Demographics editPopulation development betwene 1801 and 2016 Historical populationYearPop p a 1801272 334 1806299 877 1 95 1821326 633 0 57 1831375 473 1 40 1841409 683 0 88 1851436 744 0 64 1861459 554 0 51 1871458 873 0 01 1880461 942 0 07 1890471 609 0 21 1900495 209 0 49 1910517 865 0 45 1921468 943 0 90 YearPop p a 1931516 726 0 98 1936507 551 0 36 1946471 705 0 73 1954509 647 0 97 1962547 920 0 91 1968585 018 1 10 1975635 209 1 18 1982650 372 0 34 1990671 319 0 40 1999708 025 0 59 2006736 475 0 56 2011753 056 0 45 2016762 743 0 26 Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org source 5 6 Economy editHaut Rhin is one of the richest French departements Mulhouse is the home of the Stellantis Mulhouse Plant automobile factory where the Peugeot 2008 and Peugeot 508 are currently built The lowest unemployment rate in France can be found in the Southern Sundgau region approximately 2 The countryside is marked by hills Many Haut Rhinois work in Switzerland especially in the chemical industries of Basel but commute from France where living costs are lower However the region does have some of France s worst socio economic inequalities Mulhouse has long been one of France s poorest major cities Law editAlsace and the adjacent Moselle department have a legal system slightly different from the rest of France The statutes in question date from the period 1871 1919 when the area was part of the German Empire With the return of Alsace Lorraine to France by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 Paris accepted that Alsace and Moselle should retain some local laws in respect of certain matters especially with regard to hunting economic life local government relationships health insurance and social rights It includes notably the absence of any formal separation between church and state several mainstream denominations of the Christian church benefit from state funding in contrast to principles applied in the rest of France Politics editPresidential elections 2nd round edit Election Winning Candidate Party 2nd Place Candidate Party 2022 Emmanuel Macron LREM 52 90 Marine Le Pen FN 47 10 2017 7 Emmanuel Macron LREM 57 97 Marine Le Pen FN 42 03 2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 63 33 Francois Hollande PS 36 67 2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 65 39 Segolene Royal PS 34 61 2002 7 Jacques Chirac RPR 77 65 Jean Marie Le Pen FN 22 35 1995 8 Jacques Chirac RPR 57 26 Lionel Jospin PS 42 74 Current National Assembly Representatives edit Constituency Member 9 Party Haut Rhin s 1st constituency Eric Straumann The Republicans Haut Rhin s 2nd constituency Jacques Cattin The Republicans Haut Rhin s 3rd constituency Jean Luc Reitzer The Republicans Haut Rhin s 4th constituency Raphael Schellenberger The Republicans Haut Rhin s 5th constituency Olivier Becht Agir Haut Rhin s 6th constituency Bruno Fuchs La Republique En Marche Tourism edit nbsp Mulhouse town hall nbsp Colmar nbsp Riquewihr nbsp View from the Ballon d Alsace nbsp Hunawihr and Alsatian vineyardsCulture editAlsatian languageSee also editCantons of the Haut Rhin department Communes of the Haut Rhin department Arrondissements of the Haut Rhin departmentReferences edit Decret du 29 juillet 2020 portant nomination du prefet du Haut Rhin Legifrance Telechargement du fichier d ensemble des populations legales en 2021 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 28 December 2023 Office pour la Langue et la Culture d Alsace Was brucht m r im Elsass Petit lexique francais alsacien PDF oclalsace org in French Archived PDF from the original on 2022 10 09 Retrieved 10 December 2013 a b Populations legales en vigueur a compter du 1er janvier 2024 68 Haut Rhin PDF INSEE Retrieved 16 January 2024 Historique du Haut Rhin Le SPLAF Evolution et structure de la population en 2016 INSEE a b Presidentielles Resultats de l election presidentielle de 1995 par departement Politiquemania Nationale Assemblee Assemblee nationale Les deputes le vote de la loi le Parlement francais Assemblee nationale External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haut Rhin in French Prefecture website in French Collectivite europeenne d Alsace in English Haut Rhin at Curlie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Haut Rhin amp oldid 1196181172, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
