Canton of Rixheim
Canton of Rixheim | |
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region | Grand Est |
Department | Haut-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Mulhouse |
main place | Rixheim |
Residents | 48,696 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
Population density | 268 inhabitants / km² |
surface | 181.88 km² |
Communities | 12 |
INSEE code | 6813 |
![]() Location of the canton of Rixheim in the Haut-Rhin department |
The canton of Rixheim is a French constituency in the arrondissement of Mulhouse, in the arrondissement of Mulhouse, in the Haut-Rhin department and in the Grand Est region .
history
The canton was reorganized on the occasion of a constituency reform that came into force on March 22, 2015. The 12 communities belonged to the cantons Illzach (9 of the 11 communities) and Habsheim (3 of the 5 communities) until 2015 .
geography
The canton of Rixheim borders in the north on the canton Ensisheim , in the south on the canton Brunstatt and in the west on the cantons Mulhouse-3 and Wittenheim .
Communities
The canton consists of twelve municipalities with 48,696 inhabitants (as of 2017) on an area of 181.88 km 2 :
local community | Alsatian | German | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal |
Code Insee |
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Baldersheim | Bàldersche | Baldersheim | 2,616 | 12.76 | 68390 | 68015 |
Bantzenheim | Bànzene | Banzenheim | 1,608 | 21.22 | 68490 | 68020 |
Battenheim | Bàttene | Battenheim | 1,587 | 16.88 | 68390 | 68022 |
Chalampé | Schàlàmpi | Eichwald | 950 | 4.77 | 68490 | 68064 |
Habsheim | Hàbse | Habsheim | 4,894 | 15.63 | 68440 | 68118 |
Hombourg | Humburg | Homburg | 1,334 | 15.32 | 68490 | 68144 |
Niffer | Nifer | Niffer | 946 | 8.72 | 68680 | 68238 |
Ottmarsheim | Ottmer | Ottmarsheim | 1,885 | 25.67 | 68490 | 68253 |
Petit Landau | Làndài | Landau | 828 | 17.51 | 68490 | 68254 |
Riedisheim | Riedese | Riedisheim | 12,645 | 6.96 | 68400 | 68271 |
Rixheim | Rìxa | Rixheim | 13,902 | 19.53 | 68170 | 68278 |
Sausheim | Sàise | Sausheim | 5,501 | 16.91 | 68390 | 68300 |
Canton of Rixheim | Rìxa | Rixheim | 48,696 | 181.88 | - | 6813 |
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the five candidate pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, the team Olivier Becht / Patricia Fuchs (both UD) won against Aurore Bohrer / Sylvain Schaub (both FN ) with a share of the vote of 71.27% (turnout: 46.98%). Olivier Becht became a MP in Paris in 2017. Marc Munck replaced him in the 2017 by-election.
Since 2015, the canton has the following members of the Council of the Département:
Representative in the Council of the Département | ||
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Term of office | Surname | Political party |
2015-2017 | Olivier Becht Patricia Fuchs |
Union de la droite |
2017– | Patricia Bohn (formerly Fuchs) Marc Munck |
Union de la droite |