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Commune of Altkirch |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Altkirch |
| Canton | Altkirch |
| Intercommunality | Altkirch |
| Mayor | Jean-Luc Reitzer (2008-2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 274–392 m (avg. 310 m) |
| Land area¹ | 9.54 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
5386 |
| - Density | 564/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68004/ 68130 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Altkirch is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in northeastern France.
The town is traditionally regarded as the capital of Sundgau; its name comes from the German Alte Kirche, i.e. "old church".
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Administration
| Date of election | Identity | Capacity |
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| March 14, 1983 | M. Jean-Luc Reitzer |
Demography
Its inhabitants are known as Altkirchois or Altkirchoises.
The resident population number of 5,500 is rather deceptive as some 15,500 people will be in town on a typical working day (4,500 working, 3,000 studying, 3,000 for medical treatment and another 5,000 divided between shopping, administrative offices, cultural and sporting activities).
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 4246 | 5118 | 5319 | 5268 | 5090 | 5386 |
| Number retained from 1962 : Population without double-counting | |||||
See also
- Château d'Altkirch - destroyed castle in the town.
- Communes of the Haut-Rhin department
External links (all sites in French)
- Altkirch and Sundgau Community
- Tourism Office of Altkirch
- Altkirch on the Institut Géographique National site
- Altkirch on the INSEE site
- Altkirch on the Quid site
- Closest communes to Altkirch
- Location of Altkirch on a map of France
- Weather in Haut-Rhin
- Photographic visit to Altkirch
- Rhenish centre for Contemporary Art