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.

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
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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**

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## 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

File:Thann 09.jpg|*Saint-Thiébaut* fountain.
File:2014-04-16 14-34-49 Chateau-Engelbourg-thann.jpg|Ruins of the Engelbourg castle.
File:Thann 01.jpg|Town hall of Thann.
File:Thann1.jpg|Downtown Thann.
File:Tour des Sorcieres (Thann).jpg|*La Tour des Sorcières*.

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

## References
## Other websites
* Ville de Thann - Official site