Arrondissements of the Bas-Rhin department

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Map of arrondissements of the Bas-Rhin department.

The five arrondissements of the Bas-Rhin department are: [1]

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

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Strasbourg, Barr, Saverne and Wissembourg were established. In 1806 Sélestat replaced Barr as subprefecture. In 1871 the department was ceded to Germany. In 1919 the department of Bas-Rhin was restored, with the arrondissements of Strasbourg-Ville, Strasbourg-Campagne, Erstein, Haguenau, Molsheim, Saverne, Sélestat and Wissembourg. In 1974 the arrondissements of Erstein and Sélestat were merged into the new arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein. [4]

The borders of the arrondissements of Bas-Rhin were modified in January 2015: [5]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bas-Rhin</span> 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 the two 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 which until 1871, also included the area now known as the Territoire de Belfort. The more populous and densely populated of the pair, it had 1,140,057 inhabitants in 2019. The prefecture is based in Strasbourg. The INSEE and Post Code is 67.

The following is a list of the 23 cantons of the Bas-Rhin department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Communes of the Bas-Rhin department</span>

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sélestat</span> Subprefecture and commune in Grand Est, France

Sélestat is a commune in the Grand Est region of France. An administrative division (sous-préfecture) of the Bas-Rhin department, the town lies on the Ill river, 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the Rhine and the German border. Sélestat is located between the largest communes of Alsace, Strasbourg and Mulhouse.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Haut-Rhin department</span>

The four arrondissements of the Haut-Rhin department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Altkirch, with 108 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 69,793 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé, with 98 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 211,668 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Mulhouse, with 79 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 351,012 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller, with 81 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 130,270 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissement of Haguenau</span> Former arrondissement in Grand Est, France

The arrondissement of Haguenau 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. It had 56 communes, and its population was 130,835 (2012).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissement of Molsheim</span> Arrondissement in Grand Est, France

The Arrondissement of Molsheim is an arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 77 communes. Its population is 103,633 (2016), and its area is 771.2 km2 (297.8 sq mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissement of Saverne</span> Arrondissement in Grand Est, France

The arrondissement of Saverne is an arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 162 communes. Its population is 128,960 (2016), and its area is 1,241.0 km2 (479.2 sq mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein</span> Arrondissement in Grand Est, France

The arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein is an arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 101 communes. Its population is 156,463 (2016), and its area is 980.5 km2 (378.6 sq mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissement of Strasbourg-Campagne</span> Former arrondissement in Grand Est, France

The arrondissement of Strasbourg-Campagne is a former arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region. It was disbanded at the 2015 arrondissements reform, and its communes were assigned to the arrondissements of Saverne, Strasbourg, Haguenau-Wissembourg and Molsheim. It had 104 communes, and its population was 284,815 (2012).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissement of Wissembourg</span> Former arrondissement in Grand Est, France

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. It had 68 communes, and its population was 68,299 (2012).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissement of Strasbourg-Ville</span> Former arrondissement in Grand Est, France

The arrondissement of Strasbourg-Ville 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 Strasbourg. It had 1 commune, and its population was 274,394 (2012).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Krautergersheim</span> Commune in Grand Est, France

Krautergersheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It lies between Strasbourg and Obernai.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bouxwiller, Bas-Rhin</span> Commune in Grand Est, France

Bouxwiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department, Alsace, Grand Est, northeastern France. Likely meaning "Bucco's land", Bouxwiller is the capital of the Bouxwiller canton and is located within the Saverne arrondissement about 34 kilometres (21 mi) northwest of Strasbourg.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rhinau</span> Commune in Grand Est, France

Rhinau is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department of Grand Est in north-eastern France.

The département of Bas-Rhin includes 1 urban community and 46 Communities of Communes gathering 517 communes over the 526 of the département. The commune of Siltzheim is part of the agglomeration community Sarreguemines Confluences which is in the département of Moselle.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg</span> 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).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissement of Strasbourg</span> Arrondissement in Grand Est, France

The arrondissement of Strasbourg is an arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 33 communes. Its population is 494,089 (2017), and its area is 337.6 km2 (130.3 sq mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Molsheim station</span>

Gare de Molsheim is a French railway station located on the Strasbourg—Saint-Dié and Sélestat–Saverne railways. It is located within the commune of Molsheim, in the Bas-Rhin department, in northeastern France.

Eichhoffen station is a railway station serving the commune of Eichhoffen, Bas-Rhin department, France. The station is owned and operated by SNCF, in the TER Grand Est regional rail network and is served by TER trains.

References

  1. ↑ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Arrondissement de Haguenau-Wissembourg (672)". INSEE . Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  3. ↑ "Arrondissement de Saverne (674)". INSEE . Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  4. ↑ Historique du Bas-Rhin
  5. ↑ Décret n° 2014-1722 du 29 décembre 2014 portant suppression des arrondissements de Strasbourg-Campagne et de Wissembourg (département du Bas-Rhin)
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