Thann, Haut-Rhin

Thann 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 "commmune" is in the historical and cultural region of Alsace. The name of the town comes from the German word "tanne" that means fir; there is a fir in the coat of arms of Thann.
Geography.
Thann is in the southwest of the Haut-Rhin department at the foot of the Vosges mountains, at the mouth of the valley of the Thur river. The Thur runs through the middle of the town.
It has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
Thann is at from Strasbourg, the regional capital; at from Colmar, the departamental capital; and at from Mulhouse.
The "commune" of Thann is surrounded by the "communes" Goldbach-Altenbach, Vieux-Thann, Leimbach and Bitschwiller-lès-Thann.
Climate.
The climate of Thann, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population.
The inhabitants of Thann are known, in French, as "Thannois" (women: "Thannoises").
With a population of 7,915, Thann has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Thann
Administration.
Thann is a subprefecture of the Haut-Rhin department since 1800. It is the capital of the Thann-Guebwiller "arrondissement". It is in the Cernay canton.
It is part of the intercommunality "Thann-Cernay".
Twin towns.
Thann is twinned with: