Arrondissement of Wissembourg

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Wissembourg
Former  arrondissement
Arrondissement de Wissembourg.PNG
Location within the former region Alsace
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
No. of  communes 68
Disbanded2015
Subprefecture Wissembourg
Area
598 km2 (231 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
68,299
  Density114/km2 (300/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Wissembourg is a former arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region. In 2015 it was merged into the new arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg. [1] It had 68 communes, and its population was 68,299 (2012). [2]

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Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Wissembourg, and their INSEE codes, were: [2]

1. Aschbach (67012)2. Beinheim (67025)3. Betschdorf (67339)
4. Biblisheim (67037)5. Buhl (67069)6. Cleebourg (67074)
7. Climbach (67075)8. Crœttwiller (67079)9. Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth (67093)
10. Drachenbronn-Birlenbach (67104)11. Durrenbach (67110)12. Eberbach-Seltz (67113)
13. Eschbach (67132)14. Forstheim (67141)15. Frœschwiller (67147)
16. Gœrsdorf (67160)17. Gunstett (67177)18. Hatten (67184)
19. Hegeney (67186)20. Hoffen (67206)21. Hunspach (67213)
22. Ingolsheim (67221)23. Keffenach (67232)24. Kesseldorf (67235)
25. Kutzenhausen (67254)26. Lampertsloch (67257)27. Langensoultzbach (67259)
28. Laubach (67260)29. Lauterbourg (67261)30. Lembach (67263)
31. Lobsann (67271)32. Memmelshoffen (67288)33. Merkwiller-Pechelbronn (67290)
34. Morsbronn-les-Bains (67303)35. Mothern (67305)36. Munchhausen (67308)
37. Neewiller-près-Lauterbourg (67315)38. Niederlauterbach (67327)39. Niederrœdern (67330)
40. Niedersteinbach (67334)41. Oberdorf-Spachbach (67341)42. Oberhoffen-lès-Wissembourg (67344)
43. Oberlauterbach (67346)44. Oberrœdern (67349)45. Obersteinbach (67353)
46. Preuschdorf (67379)47. Retschwiller (67394)48. Riedseltz (67400)
49. Rittershoffen (67404)50. Rott (67416)51. Salmbach (67432)
52. Schaffhouse-près-Seltz (67440)53. Scheibenhard (67443)54. Schleithal (67451)
55. Schœnenbourg (67455)56. Seebach (67351)57. Seltz (67463)
58. Siegen (67466)59. Soultz-sous-Forêts (67474)60. Steinseltz (67479)
61. Stundwiller (67484)62. Surbourg (67487)63. Trimbach (67494)
64. Walbourg (67511)65. Wingen (67537)66. Wintzenbach (67541)
67. Wissembourg (67544)68. Wœrth (67550)

History

The arrondissement of Wissembourg was created in 1800, disbanded in 1871 (ceded to Germany) and restored in 1919. [3] It was disbanded in 2015. [1] 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 Wissembourg were, as of January 2015: [2]

  1. Lauterbourg
  2. Seltz
  3. Soultz-sous-Forêts
  4. Wissembourg
  5. Wœrth

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Bas-Rhin Department of France

Bas-Rhin is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its lower altitude among both French Rhine departments: it is downstream of the Haut Rhin department. Note that both belong to the European Upper Rhine region. It is, with the Haut Rhin, one of the two departments of the traditional Alsace region. The more populous and densely populated of the pair, it had 1,125,559 inhabitants in 2017. The prefecture is based in Strasbourg. The INSEE and Post Code is 67.

Arrondissements of the Bas-Rhin department

The five arrondissements of the Bas-Rhin department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg, with 141 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 240,807 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Molsheim, with 77 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 103,633 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saverne, with 162 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 129,095 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein, with 101 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 156,463 in 2016.
  5. Arrondissement of Strasbourg, with 33 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 491,409 in 2016.
Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France.

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Arrondissement of Molsheim Arrondissement in Grand Est, France

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Arrondissement of Saverne Arrondissement in Grand Est, France

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Arrondissement of Strasbourg-Campagne Former arrondissement in Grand Est, France

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Arrondissement of Strasbourg-Ville Former arrondissement in Grand Est, France

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Arrondissement of Altkirch Arrondissement in Grand Est, France

The arrondissement of Altkirch is an arrondissement of France in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 108 communes. Its population is 69,793 (2016), and its area is 663.1 km2 (256.0 sq mi).

Arrondissement of Colmar Former arrondissement in Grand Est, France

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Arrondissement of Guebwiller Former arrondissement in Grand Est, France

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Arrondissement of Mulhouse Arrondissement in Grand Est, France

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Arrondissement of Ribeauvillé Former arrondissement in Grand Est, France

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Arrondissement of Thann Former arrondissement in Grand Est, France

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Arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg Arrondissement in Grand Est, France

The arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg is an arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 141 communes. Its population is 240,942 (2016), and its area is 1,424.6 km2 (550.0 sq mi).

Arrondissement of Strasbourg Arrondissement in Grand Est, France

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Coordinates: 49°02′N7°57′E / 49.03°N 7.95°E / 49.03; 7.95