Altkirch
Altkirch
Àltkìrech (Alemannic German) | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
The historic centre of Altkirch | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Altkirch | |
Altkirch Altkirch | |
| Coordinates: 47°37′N 7°14′E / 47.62°N 7.24°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Altkirch |
| Canton | Altkirch |
| Intercommunality | CC Sundgau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Jander[1] |
Area 1 | 9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 5,575 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/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. | |
Altkirch (French: [altkiʁʃ] ⓘ, German: [ˈaltkɪʁç]; Alsatian: Àltkìrech) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.[3]
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).
History
In the 1370s, the citizens of Altkirch battled and won against a company of Gugler mercenaries.[4]
Demography
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 | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5,118 | — |
| 1975 | 5,319 | +0.55% |
| 1982 | 5,268 | −0.14% |
| 1990 | 5,090 | −0.43% |
| 1999 | 5,386 | +0.63% |
| 2007 | 5,644 | +0.59% |
| 2012 | 5,747 | +0.36% |
| 2017 | 5,737 | −0.03% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Sister cities
- Azerbaijan (Nagorno-Karabakh) Füzuli (2016)
See also
- Château d'Altkirch - destroyed castle in the town.
- Communes of the Haut-Rhin department
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Tuchman, Barbara Wertheim (1978). A distant mirror : the calamitous 14th century. Internet Archive. New York : Knopf. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-394-40026-6.
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Altkirch.
- Altkirch and Sundgau Community (in French)
- Weather in Haut-Rhin (in French)
- Photographic visit to Altkirch Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Rhenish centre for Contemporary Art (in French)