Mulhouse

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.
The "commune" is in the historical and cultural region of Alsace, close to the Swiss and German borders.
History.
Mulhouse dates back to the XIIth century.
Medieval Mulhouse consists of an upper and a lower town.
Geography.
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 . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The distances from Mulhouse to other cities are:
The "commune" of Mulhouse is surrounded by the "communes" Riedisheim, Rixheim, Morschwiller-le-Bas and Pfastatt.
Climate.
The area around Mulhouse, at an altitude of about , 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 . The month with the most precipitation on average is June with of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is January with an average of .
The average temperature for the year in Mulhouse is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .
Population.
The inhabitants of Mulhouse are known, in French, as "Mulhousiens" (women: "Mulhousiennes").
With a population of 111,167, Mulhouse has a population density of 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 . 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 .
Administration.
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 () of 3 cantons:
It is part of the intercommunality "Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération".
Twin towns.
Mulhouse is twinned with: