Haguenau

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

It is second in size in the Bas-Rhin only to Strasbourg, some  to the south.

Geography
Haguenau is in the northern part of the Bas-Rhin department. The Moder river, a left tributary of the Rhine river, flows through the commune.

It has an area of , the commune of Alsace with the largest territory. Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

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

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

The commune of Haguenau is surrounded by 25 communes and so it is one of the communes in France with more surrounding communes. The nearest communes are:

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

Population
The inhabitants of Haguenau are known, in French, as Haguenoviens (women: Haguenoviennes).

With a population of 34,761, Haguenau has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Haguenau

Administration
Haguenau is a subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin department since 1790. It is the capital of the Haguenau-Wissembourg arrondissement and is also the administrative centre () of the canton of Haguenau formed by 14 communes, with 49,203 inhabitants (2014).

 Twin towns 
Haguenau has been twinned with Landau (Germany) since 1963.

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg
 Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

Other websites

 Ville d'Haguenau - Official site  
 Office de Tourisme Haguenau Forêt et Terre de Potiers 

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