Title: Colmar Content: Colmar is a commune in Alsace in north-eastern France, in the Haut-Rhin department, of which it is a prefecture. It is in the Grand Est region. ==Geography== Colmar is in the north of the Haut-Rhin department. It is in the plain of Alsace, to the east of the Vosgues mountains. The Lauch river, a tributary of the Ill river, flows through the commune. It has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is . The distances from Colmar to other cities are: * Paris, the national capital - ; * Strasbourg, the regional capital - ; * Marseille - ; * Lyon - ; * Reims - ; * Bordeaux - ; * Toulouse - ; * Montpellier - ; * Nice - .  The commune of Altkirch is surrounded by the following communes: ===Climate=== The area around Colmar, at an altitude of about , is characterized by climates with few extremes of temperature. The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Colmar is a "Marine West Coast Climate" and of the subtype "Cfb". The average amount of precipitation for the year in Colmar is . The month with the most precipitation on average is June with of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of . The average temperature for the year in Colmar is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of . ==Population== The inhabitants of Colmar are known, in French, as Colmariens (women: Colmariennes). With a population of 68,784, Colmar has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Colmar Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:70000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:10000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:5000 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2006 text:2006 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 59550 bar:1975 from:0 till: 64771 bar:1982 from:0 till: 62483 bar:1990 from:0 till: 63498 bar:1999 from:0 till: 65136 bar:2006 from:0 till: 65713 bar:2014 from:0 till: 68784 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 59550 fontsize:S text: 59,550 shift:(-12,12) bar:1975 at: 64771 fontsize:S text: 64,771 shift:(-15,5) bar:1982 at: 62483 fontsize:S text: 62,483 shift:(-15,5) bar:1990 at: 63498 fontsize:S text: 63,498 shift:(-15,5) bar:1999 at: 65136 fontsize:S text: 65,136 shift:(-15,5) bar:2006 at: 65713 fontsize:S text: 65,713 shift:(-15,5) bar:2014 at: 68784 fontsize:S text: 68,784 shift:(-15,5) Colmar forms, together with 6 other communes, the urban area of Colmar with a population of 93,858 inhabitants (2014) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Colmar, formed by 39 communes with a population of 129,678 inhabitants and an area of . ==Administration== Colmar is the prefecture of the Haut-Rhin department since 1800. It is the capital of the Colmar-Ribeauvillé arrondissement and is also the administrative centre  of 2 cantons: # Colmar-1, formed with a part of Colmar and the commune Ingersheim, with 44,524 inhabitants (2014). # Colmar-2, formed with a part of Colmar and 12 communes, with 51,221 inhabitants (2014). It is part of the intercommunality Colmar Agglomération. === Twin towns === Colmar is twinned with: * Schongau, Bavaria, Germany * Lucca, Italy * Princeton, United States * Győr, Hungary * Eisenstadt, Austria * Sint-Niklaas, Belgium * Vale of White Horse, United Kingdom ==Gallery== File:ColmarFrance.jpg|The Little Venice neighbourhood, Colmar. File:Colmar-Petite Venise (3).jpg|The Lauch river flows through the Little Venice, Colmar. File:Fontainebruat.JPG|Fountain in the Parc du Champs de Mars. File:Hôtel de ville de Colmar.jpg|Town hall of Colmar. File:FR Colmar 20080828 027.jpg|Rue des Clés street, Colmar. ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department