Rixheim
Sign in to saveRixheim (; Alsatian: Rìxa ) 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.
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Rixheim is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region. It lies in the arrondissement of Mulhouse and the canton of Habsheim, part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. The municipality borders Sausheim, Illzach, Bruebach, and Zimmersheim. Its official postal code is 68170, and it serves as the capital of the canton of Rixheim.
The area of Rixheim is 19.53 square kilometers, with an elevation of 239 meters. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 14,380 residents and another citing 13,608. The male population is recorded as 6,673, while the female population is 7,229. The community has 59 annual weddings. Rixheim is twinned with Lohne and San Vito al Tagliamento.
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Place details
- Locality
- Rixheim
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 13,608
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Rixheim
- French commune.native name
- Rìxa
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- rixheim commanderie 1.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The commandery in Rixheim
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Rixheim (68).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Mulhouse
- French commune.canton
- Rixheim
- French commune.INSEE
- 68278
- French commune.postal code
- 68170
- French commune.mayor
- Rachel Baechtel
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération
- French commune.elevation min m
- 232
- French commune.elevation max m
- 366
- French commune.area km2
- 19.53
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Rixheim (; Alsatian: Rìxa ) 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.
== 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rixheim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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