Thann, Haut-Rhin

Thann 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 commmune is in the historical and cultural region of Alsace. The name of the town comes from the German word tanne that means fir; there is a fir in the coat of arms of Thann.

Geography
Thann is in the southwest of the Haut-Rhin department at the foot of the Vosges mountains, at the mouth of the valley of the Thur river. The Thur runs through the middle of the town.

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

Thann is at  from Strasbourg, the regional capital; at  from Colmar, the departamental capital; and at  from Mulhouse.

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

The commune of Thann is surrounded by the communes Goldbach-Altenbach, Vieux-Thann, Leimbach and Bitschwiller-lès-Thann.

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

Population
280px|thumb|Collégiale Saint-Thiébaut of Thann from the Engelbourg castle.
The inhabitants of Thann are known, in French, as Thannois (women: Thannoises).

With a population of 7,915, Thann has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Thann

Administration
Thann is a subprefecture of the Haut-Rhin department since 1800. It is the capital of the Thann-Guebwiller arrondissement. It is in the Cernay canton.

It is part of the intercommunality Thann-Cernay.

 Twin towns 
Thann is twinned with:
  - Gubbio, Italy
  - Tonneins, France
  - Bafia, Cameroon

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Other websites

 Ville de Thann - Official site 

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