Haut-Rhin
French depairtment
Haut-Rhin (French pronunciation: [oʁɛ̃]; Alsatian: Owerelsàss) (German: Oberelsass, Hoch-Rhein) is a depairtment in the Alsace region o Fraunce, named efter the Rhine river.
Haut-Rhin | |
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Prefectur biggin o the Haut-Rhin depairtment, in Colmar | |
Location o Haut-Rhin in Fraunce | |
Coordinates: 47°57′51″N 7°19′11″E / 47.96417°N 7.31972°ECoordinates: 47°57′51″N 7°19′11″E / 47.96417°N 7.31972°E | |
Kintra | Fraunce |
Region | Alsace |
Prefectur | Colmar |
Subprefecturs | Altkirch Mulhouse Thann |
Govrenment | |
• Preses o the General Cooncil | Charles Buttner (UMP) |
Area | |
• Total | 3525 km2 (1,361 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 742,408 |
• Rank | 28t |
• Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Depairtment nummer | 68 |
Arrondissements | 4 |
Cantons | 17 |
Communes | 377 |
^1 French Laund Register data, which exclude estuaries, an lochs, ponds, an glaciers lairger nor 1 km2 |