Rixheim
Rixheim
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Rixheim | |
Coordinates: 47°44′58″N 7°24′19″E / 47.7494°N 7.4053°ECoordinates: 47°44′58″N 7°24′19″E / 47.7494°N 7.4053°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Haut-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Mulhouse |
Canton | Rixheim |
Intercommunality | Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Ludovic Haye |
Area 1 | 19.53 km2 (7.54 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 14,071 |
• Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 68278 /68170 |
Elevation | 232–366 m (761–1,201 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Rixheim (French pronunciation: [ʁiksaim]; Alsatian: Rixe) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.[2]
Geography[]
Rixheim lies 5 kilometers east from the city center of Mulhouse, at the crossroads of Strasbourg and Mulhouse (A35-A36 to Sausheim) and Habsheim to Ottmarsheim (ancient Roman roads), the municipality of Rixheim is located in a loop of the Rhine ditch on the borders of the Hardt forest, the Sundgauvian hills and the alluvial plain of the Jll. The altitudes vary between 365 meters (Zürenwald) and 232 meters (Pont du Bouc). Rixheim lies six Kilometer east of Mulhouse.
There was a commendam of the Teutonic Order, their buildings preserved to this day, were built by Johann Caspar Bagnato. It was under the command of the commendam Altshausen.
Neighbourship of Rixheim[]
The neighbourship of Rixheim, clockwise, start in the north:
- Sausheim
- Ottmarsheim
- Hombourg
- Zimmersheim
- Habsheim
- Bruebach
- Riedisheim
- Illzach
Illzach | Sausheim | Ottmarsheim | |
Riedisheim | Hombourg | ||
Bruebach | Habsheim, Zimmersheim |
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 5,723 | — |
1975 | 8,419 | +5.67% |
1982 | 10,718 | +3.51% |
1990 | 11,669 | +1.07% |
1999 | 12,608 | +0.86% |
2007 | 13,103 | +0.48% |
2012 | 13,632 | +0.79% |
2017 | 13,902 | +0.39% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Education[]
Rixheim has a public secondary school, the College Captain Dreyfus. It also has 4 elementary schools.
Twin towns[]
- Lohne, Germany, Niedersachsen, Germany (since 1987)
- San Vito al Tagliamento, Friaul-Julisch Venetien, Italy
- Kanton Valence-sur-Baïse, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Notable places[]
- The former Commandery of the Teutonic Order
- The Saint-Léger church, with organ and the old presbytery
- Fountain of John of Nepomuk
- War memorial
- The museum of wallpaper
Fountain of John of Nepomuk
The former Commandery
Entrance to the Park of the Commandery
Museum of wallpaper
Saint-Léger church
Rixheim Station
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links[]
- Official website (in French)
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- Communes of Haut-Rhin
- Haut-Rhin geography stubs