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 - .

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**

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## 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

File:Haguenau HôtelVille 1a.JPG|Town hall of Haguenau.
File:Marienthal NotreDame01.JPG|Basilica of Our Lady of Marienthal.
File:Haguenau-Eglise protestante (1).jpg|Protestant temple of Haguenau.
File:Hagenau - panoramio.jpg|Square in Haguenau.
File:Haguenau (8475964662).jpg|*Joseph Thierry* street.

## 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