Arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé

Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Location within the region Grand Est
Location within the region Grand Est
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
No. of communes98
PrefectureColmar
Area
1,247.9 km2 (481.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
211,108
 • Density169/km2 (440/sq mi)
INSEE code682

The arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé is an arrondissement of France in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 98 communes.[2] Its population is 211,178 (2021), and its area is 1,247.9 km2 (481.8 sq mi).[3]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé are:[2]

History

The arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé was created in January 2015 by the merger of the former arrondissements of Colmar and Ribeauvillé.[4] In January 2017 seven communes from the arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller joined the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Arrondissement de Colmar-Ribeauvillé (682)". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2024". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ Décret n° 2014-1720 du 29 décembre 2014 portant suppression des arrondissements de Guebwiller et de Ribeauvillé (département du Haut-Rhin)
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral n° 2016/1688, 15 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 200–208. Retrieved 2019-10-25.

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