Canton of Kingersheim

Canton of Kingersheim
region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Mulhouse
main place	Kingersheim
Residents	40,510 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	595 inhabitants / km²
surface	68.08 km²
Communities	8th
INSEE code	6808
Location of the canton Kingersheim in the Haut-Rhin department

The Canton Kingersheim is a canton in the Arrondissement Mulhouse in the Haut-Rhin department in the region of Grand Est in France .

history

The canton was newly formed on the occasion of the cantonal territorial reform that came into force on March 22, 2015.

geography

The canton of Kingersheim borders in the north on the canton Wittenheim , in the east on the cantons Mulhouse-1 , Mulhouse-2 and Mulhouse-3 , in the south-east on the canton Brunstatt , in the south on the canton Altkirch , in the south-west on the canton Masevaux and in Northwest to the canton of Cernay .

Communities

The canton consists of eight communities with a total of 40,510 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of ​​68.08 km ² :

local community	Alsatian	German	Population  (2017)	Area  (km²)	Code postal	Code Insee
Galfingue	Gàlfìnge	Galfingen	805	5.36	68990	68101
Heimsbrunn	Hemschprung	Heimsbrunn	1,325	10.59	68990	68129
Kingersheim	Kìngerscha	Kingersheim	13,055	6.69	68260	68166
Lutterbach	Lütterbàch	Lutterbach	6.310	8.56	68460	68195
Morschwiller-le-Bas	Needermorschwìller	Morschweiler	3,766	7.55	68790	68218
Pfastatt	Pfàscht	Pfastatt	9,579	5.24	68120	68256
Reiningue	Rainige	Reiningen	1,981	18.54	68950	68267
Richwiller	Richwiller	Reichweiler	3,689	5.55	68120	68270
Canton of Kingersheim	Kìngerscha	Kingersheim	40,510	68.08	-	6808

politics

In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the five voting pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, Vincent Hagenbach / Josiane Mehlen-Vetter (both UD) won against Violanda Hencky / Christopher Pornain (both FN ) with 63.26% of the votes (turnout: 46.70%).

Since 2015, the canton has the following members of the Council of the Département:

Representative in the conseil général des départements
Term of office	Surname	Political party
2015–	Vincent Hagenbach Josiane Mehlen-Vetter	Union de la droite

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Decree No. 2014-207 of the French Interior Ministry on the redistribution of the cantons in the Haut-Rhin department
2. ↑ Location of the canton Kingersheim in the Haut-Rhin department
3. ↑ Results of the two ballots