Mulhouse

**Mulhouse** is a commune in Alsace in north-eastern France, in the Haut-Rhin department, of which it is a subprefecture. It is in the Grand Est region.

The _commune_ is in the historical and cultural region of Alsace, close to the Swiss and German borders.

## History

Mulhouse dates back to the XIIth century.
Medieval Mulhouse consists of an upper and a lower town.
- The upper town developed from the 18th century on.
- The lower town used to be the quarter of merchants and craftsmen. It developed around the _Place de la Réunion_ (which commemorates its reunion with France). Nowadays this area is for pedestrians.

## Geography

Mulhouse is in the southern part of the plain of Alsace in the Haut-Rhin department. Two rivers run through Mulhouse, the Doller and the Ill, both tributaries of the Rhine.

It has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

The distances from Mulhouse to other cities are:
- Paris, the national capital - ;
- Strasbourg, the regional capital - ;
- Marseille - ;
- Lyon - ;
- Reims - ;
- Bordeaux - ;
- Toulouse - ;
- Montpellier - ;
- Nice - .

The _commune_ of Mulhouse is surrounded by the _communes_ Riedisheim, Rixheim, Morschwiller-le-Bas and Pfastatt.

### Climate

The area around Mulhouse, at an altitude of about , is characterized by climates with few extremes of temperature. The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Strasbourg is a "Marine West Coast Climate" and of the subtype "**Cfb**".

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Mulhouse is . The month with the most precipitation on average is June with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is January with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Mulhouse 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 Mulhouse are known, in French, as _Mulhousiens_ (women: _Mulhousiennes_).

With a population of 111,167, Mulhouse has a population density of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>.

**Evolution of the population in Mulhouse**

Mulhouse forms, together with 19 other _communes_, the urban area of Mulhouse with a population of 246,693 inhabitants (2014) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Mulhouse, formed by 60 _communes_ with a population of 285,603 inhabitants and an area of .

## Administration

Mulhouse is a subprefecture of the Haut-Rhin department since 1857. It is the capital of the Mulhouse _arrondissement_ and is also the administrative centre () of 3 cantons:
1. Mulhouse-1, formed with a part of Mulhouse, with 40,752 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.
1. Mulhouse-2, formed with a part of Mulhouse, with 42,558 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.
1. Mulhouse-3, formed with a part of Mulhouse and the _commune_ Illzach, with 42,305 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.

It is part of the intercommunality _Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération_.

### Twin towns

Mulhouse is twinned with:
- Walsall, England, since 1953
- Antwerp, Belgium, since 1956
- Kassel, Germany, since 1965
- Bergamo, Italy, since 1989
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Chemnitz, Germany, since 1990
- Giv'atayim, Israel, since 1991
- Timişoara, Romania, since 1991 (_Coopération décentralisée_)
- Arkhangelsk, Russia, since 1992
- El Khroub, Algeria, since 1999 (_Coopération décentralisée_)
- Sofara, Mali, since 2003 (_Coopération décentralisée_)

## Related pages

- Arrondissement of Mulhouse
- Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

## Other websites

- Ville de Mulhouse - Official site
- Official website of the Tourist Office of Mulhouse and its region

## Infobox (french commune)

- **name**: Mulhouse
- **commune status**: Subprefectures in France, Subprefecture and Communes of France, commune
- **image flag**: DrapeauMulhouse.svg
- **image coat of arms**: Blason_Mulhouse.svg
- **image**: Assemblage_mulhouse.jpg
- **image size**: 270px
- **arrondissement**: Mulhouse
- **canton**: Mulhouse-1
Mulhouse-2
Mulhouse-3
- **insee**: 68224
- **postal code**: 68100
- **population demonym**: Mulhousiens
- **mayor**: Michèle Lutz
- **term**: 2017-2020
- **intercommunality**: Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération
- **elevation m**: 284
- **elevation min m**: 231
- **elevation max m**: 336
- **area km2**: 22.18
- **population**: 111167
- **population date**: 2014