Huningue
Sign in to saveHuningue (; ; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of France. Huningue is a northern suburb of the Swiss city of Basel. It also borders Germany (Weil am Rhein, a suburb of Basel located in Germany). The main square of the town is the Place Abbatucci, named after the Corsican-born French general Jean Charles Abbatucci who unsuccessfully defended it in 1796 against the Austrians and died here. Huningue is noted for its pisciculture and is a major producer of fish eggs.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Huningue
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Huningue - Place Abbatucci.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Place Abbatucci
- French commune.arrondissement
- Mulhouse
- French commune.canton
- Saint-Louis
- French commune.INSEE
- 68149
- French commune.postal code
- 68330
- French commune.image flag
- Flag of Huningue.gif
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Huningue 68.svg
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Marc Deichtmann
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Official name
- Huningue
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Mulhouse
- Population
- +7487
- Area
- +2.86
- Elevation
- +249
- Body of water
- Rhine
- Capital of
- canton of Huningue
- Shares border with
- Basel
- Official website
- www.ville-huningue.fr
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Huningue (; ; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of France. Huningue is a northern suburb of the Swiss city of Basel. It also borders Germany (Weil am Rhein, a suburb of Basel located in Germany). The main square of the town is the Place Abbatucci, named after the Corsican-born French general Jean Charles Abbatucci who unsuccessfully defended it in 1796 against the Austrians and died here. Huningue is noted for its pisciculture and is a major producer of fish eggs.
==History== thumb|left|A diagram of Huningue's former fortifications Huningue was first mentioned in a document in 826. Huningue was wrested from the Holy Roman Empire by the duke of Lauenburg in 1634 by the Treaty of Westphalia, and subsequently passed by purchase to Louis XIV. Louis XIV tasked Vauban with the construction of Huningue Fortress, built by Tarade from 1679 to 1681 together with a bridge across the Rhine. Construction of the fortress required the displacement of the population on the island of Aoust and the surrounding area.