Mulhouse 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.
Mulhouse | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 47°45′N 7°20′E / 47.75°N 7.34°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Haut-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Mulhouse |
Canton | Mulhouse-1 Mulhouse-2 Mulhouse-3 |
Intercommunality | Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2017-2020) | Michèle Lutz |
Area 1 | 22.18 km2 (8.56 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 111,167 |
• Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Mulhousiens |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 68224 /68100 |
Elevation | 231–336 m (758–1,102 ft) (avg. 284 m or 932 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The commune is in the historical and cultural region of Alsace, close to the Swiss and German borders.
Mulhouse dates back to the XIIth century. Medieval Mulhouse consists of an upper and a lower town.
Mulhouse is in the southern part of the plain of Alsace in the Haut-Rhin department. Two rivers run through Mulhouse, the Doller and the Ill, both tributaries of the Rhine.
It has an area of 22.2 km2 (8.6 sq mi). Its average altitude is 284 m (932 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 255 m (837 ft).
The distances from Mulhouse to other cities are:
The commune of Mulhouse is surrounded by the communes Riedisheim, Rixheim, Morschwiller-le-Bas and Pfastatt.
The area around Mulhouse, at an altitude of about 270 m (890 ft), is characterized by climates with few extremes of temperature. The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Strasbourg is a "Marine West Coast Climate" and of the subtype "Cfb".
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Mulhouse is 817.9 mm (32.2 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is June with 99.1 mm (3.9 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is January with an average of 40.6 mm (1.6 in).
The average temperature for the year in Mulhouse is 10 °C (50 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 19.4 °C (66.9 °F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 0.6 °C (33.1 °F).
Climate data for Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 3 (37) | 6 (43) | 11 (52) | 15 (59) | 20 (68) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 21 (70) | 15 (59) | 8 (46) | 3 (37) | 15 (58) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | — | 2 (36) | 6 (43) | 9 (48) | 14 (57) | 17 (63) | 19 (66) | 19 (66) | 15 (59) | 10 (50) | 5 (41) | 1 (34) | 10 (50) |
Average low °C (°F) | −2 (28) | −1 (30) | 1 (34) | 4 (39) | 8 (46) | 11 (52) | 13 (55) | 13 (55) | 10 (50) | 6 (43) | 2 (36) | −1 (30) | 5 (42) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 40 (1.6) | 40 (1.6) | 50 (2.0) | 60 (2.4) | 80 (3.1) | 90 (3.5) | 80 (3.1) | 80 (3.1) | 70 (2.8) | 70 (2.8) | 50 (2.0) | 50 (2.0) | 760 (30) |
Source: Weatherbase.com [1] |
The inhabitants of Mulhouse are known, in French, as Mulhousiens (women: Mulhousiennes).
With a population of 111,167, Mulhouse has a population density of 5,012 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Mulhouse
Mulhouse forms, together with 19 other communes, the urban area of Mulhouse with a population of 246,693 inhabitants (2014) and an area of 239.1 km2 (92.3 sq mi). This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Mulhouse, formed by 60 communes with a population of 285,603 inhabitants and an area of 505.3 km2 (195.1 sq mi).
Mulhouse is a subprefecture of the Haut-Rhin department since 1857. It is the capital of the Mulhouse arrondissement and is also the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of 3 cantons:
It is part of the intercommunality Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération.
Mulhouse is twinned with:
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