Haguenau

Haguenau is a commune in Alsace in north-eastern France, in the Bas-Rhin department, of which it is a subprefecture. It is in the Grand Est region.
It is second in size in the Bas-Rhin only to Strasbourg, some to the south.
Geography.
Haguenau is in the northern part of the Bas-Rhin department. The Moder river, a left tributary of the Rhine river, flows through the "commune".
It has an area of , the "commune" of Alsace with the largest territory. Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The distances from Haguenau to other cities are:
The "commune" of Haguenau is surrounded by 25 "communes" and so it is one of the "communes" in France with more surrounding "communes". The nearest "communes" are:
Climate.
The climate of Haguenau, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population.
The inhabitants of Haguenau are known, in French, as "Haguenoviens" (women: "Haguenoviennes").
With a population of 34,761, Haguenau has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Haguenau
Administration.
Haguenau is a subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin department since 1790. It is the capital of the Haguenau-Wissembourg "arrondissement" and is also the administrative centre () of the "canton" of Haguenau formed by 14 "communes", with 49,203 inhabitants (2014).
Twin towns.
Haguenau has been twinned with Landau (Germany) since 1963.