Arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg

arrondissement of France

The arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg is an arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. Its capital is the city of Haguenau.

Haguenau-Wissembourg
Location within the region Grand Est
Location within the region Grand Est
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
No. of communes141
SubprefectureHaguenau
Area
1,424.6 km2 (550.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
240,942
INSEE code672

History

The arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg was formed when the former arrondissements of Haguenau and of Wissembourg were merged on 1 January 2015 to form the new arrondissement. Several communes from the arrondissements of Strasbourg-Campagne and Saverne were added as well.[1]

Geography

The arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg is in the northeast of the Bas-Rhin department. It is bordered to the north and east by Germany, to the south by the Strasbourg arrondissement, to the southwest by the Saverne arrondissement and to the west by the Moselle department.

The arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg has an area of 1,421.9 km2 (549.0 sq mi). It is the largest of the 5 arrondissements of the department but the second in population (240,402 inhabitants), with a population density of 169.1 inhabitants/km².[2]

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[3] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

There are 5 cantons in the arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg:

  1. Bischwiller (6701)
  2. Brumath (6703) (partly)
  3. Haguenau (6705)
  4. Reichshoffen (6713)
  5. Wissembourg (6723)

Communes

The arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg has 142 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes[4]

  1. Aschbach (67012)
  2. Auenheim (67014)
  3. Batzendorf (67023)
  4. Beinheim (67025)
  5. Bernolsheim (67033)
  6. Berstheim (67035)
  7. Betschdorf (67339)
  8. Biblisheim (67037)
  9. Bietlenheim (67038)
  10. Bilwisheim (67039)
  11. Bischwiller (67046)
  12. Bitschhoffen (67048)
  13. Brumath (67067)
  14. Buhl (67069)
  15. Cleebourg (67074)
  16. Climbach (67075)
  17. Crœttwiller (67079)
  18. Dalhunden (67082)
  19. Dambach (67083)
  20. Dauendorf (67087)
  21. Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth (67093)
  22. Donnenheim (67100)
  23. Drachenbronn-Birlenbach (67104)
  24. Drusenheim (67106)
  25. Durrenbach (67110)
  26. Eberbach-Seltz (67113)
  27. Engwiller (67123)
  28. Eschbach (67132)
  29. Forstfeld (67140)
  30. Forstheim (67141)
  31. Fort-Louis (67142)
  32. Frœschwiller (67147)
  33. Gambsheim (67151)
  34. Geudertheim (67156)
  35. Gœrsdorf (67160)
  36. Gries (67169)
  37. Gumbrechtshoffen (67174)
  38. Gundershoffen (67176)
  39. Gunstett (67177)
  40. Haguenau (67180)
  41. Hatten (67184)
  42. Hegeney (67186)
  43. Herrlisheim (67194)
  44. Hochstett (67203)
  45. Hœrdt (67205)
  46. Hoffen (67206)
  47. Hunspach (67213)
  48. Huttendorf (67215)
  49. Ingolsheim (67221)
  50. Kaltenhouse (67230)
  51. Kauffenheim (67231)
  52. Keffenach (67232)
  53. Kesseldorf (67235)
  54. Kilstett (67237)
  55. Kindwiller (67238)
  56. Krautwiller (67249)
  57. Kriegsheim (67250)
  58. Kurtzenhouse (67252)
  59. Kutzenhausen (67254)
  60. Lampertsloch (67257)
  61. Langensoultzbach (67259)
  62. Laubach (67260)
  63. Lauterbourg (67261)
  64. Lembach (67263)
  65. Leutenheim (67264)
  66. Lobsann (67271)
  67. Memmelshoffen (67288)
  68. Merkwiller-Pechelbronn (67290)
  69. Mertzwiller (67291)
  70. Mietesheim (67292)
  71. Mittelschaeffolsheim (67298)
  72. Mommenheim (67301)
  73. Morsbronn-les-Bains (67303)
  74. Morschwiller (67304)
  75. Mothern (67305)
  76. Munchhausen (67308)
  77. Neewiller-près-Lauterbourg (67315)
  78. Neuhaeusel (67319)
  79. Niederbronn-les-Bains (67324)
  80. Niederlauterbach (67327)
  81. Niedermodern (67328)
  82. Niederrœdern (67330)
  83. Niederschaeffolsheim (67331)
  84. Niedersteinbach (67334)
  85. Oberbronn (67340)
  86. Oberdorf-Spachbach (67341)
  87. Oberhoffen-lès-Wissembourg (67344)
  88. Oberhoffen-sur-Moder (67345)
  89. Oberlauterbach (67346)
  90. Oberrœdern (67349)
  91. Obersteinbach (67353)
  92. Offendorf (67356)
  93. Offwiller (67358)
  94. Ohlungen (67359)
  95. Olwisheim (67361)
  96. Val de Moder (67372)
  97. Preuschdorf (67379)
  98. Reichshoffen (67388)
  99. Retschwiller (67394)
  100. Riedseltz (67400)
  101. Rittershoffen (67404)
  102. Rœschwoog (67405)
  103. Rohrwiller (67407)
  104. Roppenheim (67409)
  105. Rothbach (67415)
  106. Rott (67416)
  107. Rottelsheim (67417)
  108. Rountzenheim (67418)
  109. Salmbach (67432)
  110. Schaffhouse-près-Seltz (67440)
  111. Scheibenhard (67443)
  112. Schirrhein (67449)
  113. Schirrhoffen (67450)
  114. Schleithal (67451)
  115. Schœnenbourg (67455)
  116. Schweighouse-sur-Moder (67458)
  117. Seebach (67351)
  118. Seltz (67463)
  119. Sessenheim (67465)
  120. Siegen (67466)
  121. Soufflenheim (67472)
  122. Soultz-sous-Forêts (67474)
  123. Stattmatten (67476)
  124. Steinseltz (67479)
  125. Stundwiller (67484)
  126. Surbourg (67487)
  127. Trimbach (67494)
  128. Uhlwiller (67497)
  129. Uhrwiller (67498)
  130. Uttenhoffen (67502)
  131. Wahlenheim (67510)
  132. Walbourg (67511)
  133. Weitbruch (67523)
  134. Weyersheim (67529)
  135. Windstein (67536)
  136. Wingen (67537)
  137. Wintershouse (67540)
  138. Wintzenbach (67541)
  139. Wissembourg (67544)
  140. Wittersheim (67546)
  141. Wœrth (67550)
  142. Zinswiller (67558)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code
CommunePopulation[2]
(2014)
CantonIntercommunality
67180Haguenau34,761HaguenauCA de Haguenau
67046Bischwiller12,559BischwillerCA de Haguenau
67067Brumath10,177BrumathCA de Haguenau
67544Wissembourg7,738WissembourgPays de Wissembourg
67388Reichshoffen5,425ReichshoffenPays de Niederbronn-les-Bains
67106Drusenheim5,092BischwillerPays Rhénan
67372Val de Moder5,042ReichshoffenCA de Haguenau
67472Soufflenheim4,945BischwillerPays Rhénan
67458Schweighouse-sur-Moder4,867HaguenauCA de Haguenau
67194Herrlisheim4,830BischwillerPays Rhénan

References

48°54′N 7°48′E / 48.9°N 7.8°E / 48.9; 7.8