Arrondissement of Haguenau

The arrondissement of Haguenau is a former arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region. In 2015 it was merged into the new arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg.[1] It had 56 communes, and its population was 130,835 (2012).[2]

Haguenau
Former arrondissement
Location within the former region Alsace
Location within the former region Alsace
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
No. of communes56
Disbanded2015
SubprefectureHaguenau
Area
666 km2 (257 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
130,835
 • Density196/km2 (510/sq mi)

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Haguenau, and their INSEE codes, were:[2]

1. Auenheim (67014) 2. Batzendorf (67023) 3. Berstheim (67035) 4. Bischwiller (67046)
5. Bitschhoffen (67048) 6. Dalhunden (67082) 7. Dambach (67083) 8. Dauendorf (67087)
9. Drusenheim (67106) 10. Engwiller (67123) 11. Forstfeld (67140) 12. Fort-Louis (67142)
13. Gumbrechtshoffen (67174) 14. Gundershoffen (67176) 15. Haguenau (67180) 16. Herrlisheim (67194)
17. Hochstett (67203) 18. Huttendorf (67215) 19. Kaltenhouse (67230) 20. Kauffenheim (67231)
21. Kindwiller (67238) 22. La Walck (67512) 23. Leutenheim (67264) 24. Mertzwiller (67291)
25. Mietesheim (67292) 26. Morschwiller (67304) 27. Neuhaeusel (67319) 28. Niederbronn-les-Bains (67324)
29. Niederschaeffolsheim (67331) 30. Oberbronn (67340) 31. Oberhoffen-sur-Moder (67345) 32. Offendorf (67356)
33. Offwiller (67358) 34. Ohlungen (67359) 35. Reichshoffen (67388) 36. Rœschwoog (67405)
37. Rohrwiller (67407) 38. Roppenheim (67409) 39. Rothbach (67415) 40. Rountzenheim (67418)
41. Schirrhein (67449) 42. Schirrhoffen (67450) 43. Schweighouse-sur-Moder (67458) 44. Sessenheim (67465)
45. Soufflenheim (67472) 46. Stattmatten (67476) 47. Uberach (67496) 48. Uhlwiller (67497)
49. Uhrwiller (67498) 50. Uttenhoffen (67502) 51. Wahlenheim (67510) 52. Weitbruch (67523)
53. Windstein (67536) 54. Wintershouse (67540) 55. Wittersheim (67546) 56. Zinswiller (67558)

History

The arrondissement of Haguenau was created in 1919.[3] It was disbanded in 2015.[1] As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Haguenau were, as of January 2015:[2]

  1. Bischwiller
  2. Haguenau
  3. Niederbronn-les-Bains

References
  1. Décret n° 2014-1722 du 29 décembre 2014 portant suppression des arrondissements de Strasbourg-Campagne et de Wissembourg (département du Bas-Rhin)
  2. Populations légales 2012: 67 Bas-Rhin, INSEE
  3. Historique du Bas-Rhin

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