Canton of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
| Canton of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines | |
|---|---|
| region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| main place | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines |
| Residents | 44,251 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 98 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 450.93 km² |
| Communities | 28 |
| INSEE code | 6815 |
 Location of the canton of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines in the Haut-Rhin department |
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The canton of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines is a subdivision in Colmar-Ribeauvillé in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region in France .
Surname
Mines means “mines” or “pits” in German. The central area of the canton is identical to the Val d'Argent , the "Silbertal".
history
The canton of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines was created in 1793 when France was reorganized. From 1871 to 1919 it was in the Rappoltsweiler district and was called Markirch. Until 2015, five municipalities belonged to the canton. On March 22, 2015, the canton was completely restructured. In addition to the previous 5 communes, 25 further communes came from other cantons. These 25 communes belonged to the cantons Ribeauvillé (all 10 communes), Kaysersberg (10 of the 12 communes of the canton) and Lapoutroie (all 5 communes) until 2015 .
geography
The canton of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines borders the Bas-Rhin department to the north and northeast , the cantons Colmar-2 and Colmar-1 to the southeast, the canton Wintzenheim to the south and the Vosges department to the west .
language
The villages of the former canton of Lapoutroie and three of the five municipalities of the old canton of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines have always been a French-speaking island in the middle of Alsace. The threatened with extinction which (dt. Welsch ) or Vosgien is a Gallo-Roman subdialect of Lorrain from the group of Langues d'oïl , which u. a. is closely related to Walloon . In the other municipalities, Alsatian is traditionally spoken .
Communities
The canton consists of 28 municipalities with a total of 44,251 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 450.93 km 2 :
| local community | Alsatian / Patois | German | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal |
Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammerschwihr | Ammerschwihr | Ammerschweier | 1,779 | 19.66 | 68770 | 68005 |
| Aubure | Altwihr | Altweier | 360 | 4.90 | 68150 | 68014 |
| Beblenheim | Bawle | Bebelnheim | 941 | 5.61 | 68980 | 68023 |
| Bennwihr | Bànnwihr | Bennweier | 1,335 | 6.59 | 68126, 68630 | 68026 |
| Bergheim | Barige | Bergheim | 2.121 | 19.16 | 68750 | 68028 |
| Fréland | Ürbach Frâlât | Urbach near Kaysersberg | 1,343 | 19.74 | 68240 | 68097 |
| Guémar | Geemàr | Gemar | 1,384 | 18.22 | 68970 | 68113 |
| Hunawihr | Hunewihr | Hunaweier | 602 | 4.81 | 68150 | 68147 |
| Illhaeusern | Ìllhìsre | Illhäuser | 702 | 10.46 | 68970 | 68153 |
| Katzenthal | Kàtzedàl | Katzenthal | 528 | 3.50 | 68230 | 68161 |
| Kaysersberg Vignoble | Kaiserschbàrig (-Vignoble) | Kaysersberg-Vignoble | 4,523 | 35.45 | 68240 | 68162 |
| Labaroche | Barosch Labarotche | Cell | 2.165 | 13.44 | 68910 | 68173 |
| Lapoutroie | Schnierlach Lè Peutraille | Schnierlach | 1,908 | 21.12 | 68650 | 68175 |
| Le Bonhomme | Bonom Lo Bonam | Diedolshausen | 752 | 21.98 | 68650 | 68044 |
| Lièpvre | Laweröi Co Lieuf | Leberau | 1,724 | 12.55 | 68660 | 68185 |
| Mittelwihr | Mìttelwihr | Mittelweier | 832 | 2.42 | 68630 | 68209 |
| Orbey | Urwes Orbey | Urbeis | 3,552 | 46.02 | 68370 | 68249 |
| Ostheim | Ostheim | Ostheim | 1,612 | 8.16 | 68150 | 68252 |
| Ribeauvillé | Ràppschwihr | Rappoltsweiler | 4,729 | 32.21 | 68150 | 68269 |
| Riquewihr | Richewihr | Reichenweier | 1,077 | 17.04 | 68340 | 68277 |
| Rodern | Rodre | Rodern | 362 | 7.05 | 68590 | 68280 |
| Rombach-le-Franc | Rumbàch Robé | Rumbach | 780 | 17.87 | 68660 | 68283 |
| Rorschwihr | Rorschwihr | Rorschweier | 372 | 2.47 | 68590 | 68285 |
| Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines | Sànkriz | Sankt Kreuz im Lebertal | 1,922 | 27.85 | 68160 | 68294 |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines | Màrkirich | Markirch | 5,095 | 45.23 | 68160 | 68298 |
| Saint-Hippolyte | Sampìlt | Santa Pilt | 966 | 17.86 | 68590 | 68296 |
| Thannenkirch | Dànnekìrich | Thannenkirch | 463 | 4.60 | 68590 | 68335 |
| Cell Mountain | Zallebari | Cell Mountain | 322 | 4.96 | 68340 | 68383 |
| Canton of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines | Màrkirich | Markirch | 44,251 | 450.93 | - | 6815 |
Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, the canton of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines included the five municipalities of Aubure , Lièpvre , Rombach-le-Franc , Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines and Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines . Its layout corresponded to an area of 108.40 km 2 . Before 2015 it had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 6823.
Changes in the community since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons
2016: Merger of Kaysersberg , Kientzheim and Sigolsheim → Kaysersberg Vignoble
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the three voting pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, the pairing of Pierre Bihl / Émilie Helderlé (both Union de la Droite | UD) won against Jean-François Abraham / Jacqueline Marie (both FN ) and Nadège Florentz / Henri Stoll (both DVG ) with a share of the vote of 44.87% (turnout: 51.29%).
Since 1945 the canton has had the following members of the Council of the Département:
| Representative in the conseil général des départements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1945-1949 | Georges Balland | MRP |
| 1949-1955 | Auguste Schmitt | RPF , then Républicains sociaux |
| 1955-1961 | Louis Marchal | SFIO , then Union pour la défense de la République (UDR) |
| 1961-1998 | Guy Naudo | Républicains indépendants, then UDF -Parti républicain |
| 1998-1999 | Raymond Hestin | DVD |
| 1999-2004 | Jacques Loëss | PRG |
| 2004-2015 | Christian Chaton | Alsace d'abord , then UMP |
| 2015– | Pierre Bihl Émilie Helderlé |
Union de la Droite |