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Altkirch

Subprefecture and commune

Historic centre of Altkirch.

Coat of arms

Altkirch

Location in France

Altkirch

Location in Grand Est

Country

Altkirch

Altkirch et Environs

Area

9.54 km² (3.68 sq mi)

Population

(2014)

5,738

• Density

601.5/km² (1,557.8/sq mi)

Altkirchois

• Summer (DST)

INSEE/Postal code

68004 /68130

Elevation

274–392 m (899–1,286 ft)
(avg. 333 m or 1,093 ft)

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Altkirch 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. Its name comes from the German Alte Kirche ("old church").

Geography
- Climate
Population
Administration
- Twin towns
Gallery
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Geography

Altkirch is in the south of the Haut-Rhin department. The Ill river, a left tributary of the Rhine river, flows through the commune.

It has an area of 9.5 km² (3.7 sq mi). Its average altitude is 333 m (1,093 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 290 m (950 ft).

The distances from Altkirch to other cities are:

Paris, the national capital - 538 km (334 mi);
Strasbourg, the regional capital - 137 km (85 mi);
Marseille - 694 km (431 mi);
Lyon - 384 km (239 mi);
Reims - 428 km (266 mi);
Bordeaux - 860 km (530 mi);
Toulouse - 919 km (571 mi);
Montpellier - 680 km (420 mi);
Nice - 680 km (420 mi).

Altkirch and its neighboring *communes*

The commune of Altkirch is surrounded by the communes:

Carspach	Aspach	Walheim
Carspach		Wittersdorf
	Altkirch

Hirtzbach	Hirsingue	Wittersdorf

Climate

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

Population

The inhabitants of Altkirch are known, in French, as Altkirchois (women: Altkirchoises).

With a population of 5,738, Altkirch has a population density of 601 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Altkirch

Administration

Altkirch is a subprefecture in the Haut-Rhin department since 1800. It is the capital of the Altkirch arrondissement and is also the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Altkirch formed by 64 communes, with 47,552 inhabitants (2014).