Sélestat

Sélestat is a commune in north-eastern France, in the Bas-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.
Geography.
Sélestat is at the very centre of Alsace, near the limit separating the Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments. The "commune" is on the Alsace plains, a narrow, very fertile area that stretches between the Rhine and the Vosges mountains.
The Ill river flows parallel to the Rhine and crosses the town of Sélestat. Another river in the "commune" is the Giessen, a left tributary of the Ill and that runs through the "commune" from west to east.
The "commune" has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The distances from Sélestat to other cities are:
The "commune" of Sélestat is surrounded by the following "communes":
Climate.
The climate of Sélestat, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population.
The inhabitants of Sélestat are known, in French, as "Sélestadiens" (women: "Sélestadiennes").
With a population of 19,546, Sélestat has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Sélestat
Administration.
Sélestat is a subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin department since 1806. It is the capital of the Sélestat-Erstein "arrondissement" and is also the administrative centre () of the "canton" of Sélestat formed by 29 "communes", with 55,877 inhabitants (2014).
Twin towns.
Sélestat is twinned withː