Altkirch

Altkirch 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. Its name comes from the German "Alte Kirche" ("old church").
Geography.
Altkirch is in the south of the Haut-Rhin department. The Ill river, a left tributary of the Rhine river, flows through the "commune".
It has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The distances from Altkirch to other cities are:
The "commune" of Altkirch is surrounded by the "communes":
Climate.
The climate of Altkirch, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population.
The inhabitants of Altkirch are known, in French, as "Altkirchois" (women: "Altkirchoises").
With a population of 5,738, Altkirch has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Altkirch
Administration.
Altkirch is a subprefecture in the Haut-Rhin department since 1800. It is the capital of the Altkirch "arrondissement" and is also the administrative centre () of the "canton" of Altkirch formed by 64 "communes", with 47,552 inhabitants (2014).
Twin towns.
Altkirch is twinned with: