Altkirch

Altkirch 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. Its name comes from the German Alte Kirche ("old church").

Geography
Altkirch is in the south of the Haut-Rhin department. The Ill river, a left tributary of the Rhine river, flows through the commune.

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

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

+ Altkirch and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Altkirch

The commune of Altkirch is surrounded by the communes:

Climate
The climate of Altkirch, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population
The inhabitants of Altkirch are known, in French, as Altkirchois (women: Altkirchoises).

With a population of 5,738, Altkirch has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Altkirch

Administration
Altkirch is a subprefecture in the Haut-Rhin department since 1800. It is the capital of the Altkirch arrondissement and is also the administrative centre () of the canton of Altkirch formed by 64 communes, with 47,552 inhabitants (2014).

 Twin towns 
Altkirch is twinned with:
  Le Thor, France, since 1991
  San Daniele del Friuli, Italy, since 1994
  Füzuli, Azerbaijan, since 2016

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Altkirch
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Other websites

 Ville d' Altkirch - Official site 

Category:Communes in Haut-Rhin
Category:Subprefectures in France