Altkirch
Altkirch (French pronunciation: [altkiʁʃ]; Alsatian: Àltkìrech) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
Altkirch | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 The historic centre of Altkirch | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Altkirch 
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| Coordinates: 47°37′N 7°14′E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Altkirch |
| Canton | Altkirch |
| Intercommunality | Altkirch |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Jean-Luc Reitzer |
| Area 1 | 9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 5,737 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68004 /68130 |
| Dialling codes | 0389 |
| Elevation | 274–392 m (899–1,286 ft) (avg. 310 m or 1,020 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The town is traditionally regarded as the capital of Sundgau.
Etymology
The name of the commune means old church (Alsatian: Àlta Kìrch or Àlta Kìrech; German: Alte Kirche).
Demography
Altkirch
Its inhabitants are known as Altkirchois.
The resident population number of 5500 is rather deceptive as some 15,500 people will be in town on a typical working day (4500 working, 3000 studying, 3000 for medical treatment and another 5000 divided between shopping, administrative offices, cultural and sporting activities).
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 4246 | 5118 | 5319 | 5268 | 5090 | 5386 | 5718 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Sister cities
- Azerbaijan (Nagorno Karabakh) Füzuli (2016)
See also
- Château d'Altkirch - destroyed castle in the town.
- Communes of the Haut-Rhin department
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Altkirch. |
- Altkirch and Sundgau Community (in French)
- Closest communes to Altkirch (in French)
- Weather in Haut-Rhin (in French)
- Photographic visit to Altkirch (in French)
- Rhenish centre for Contemporary Art (in French)
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