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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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Rixheim
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Mulhouse
- Population
- +14380
- Area
- +19.53
- Elevation
- +252
- Capital of
- canton of Rixheim
- Shares border with
- Riedisheim
- Official website
- www.ville-rixheim.fr
- Image
- Rixheim, Entrée Hôtel de ville.jpg
Article
9 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Neighbouring communes
- Population
- Education
- Twin towns
- Notable places
- See also
- References
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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.