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History. The arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé was created in January 2015 by the merger of the former arrondissements of Colmar and Ribeauvillé. [5] In January 2017 seven communes from the arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller joined the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé. [6]
History. Known in the 8th century as Rathaldovilare, the town passed from the Bishops of Basel to the Lords of Rappoltstein, who were among the most famous nobles in Alsace. The Lord of Rappoltstein was the King or Protector of the wandering minstrels of the land, who purchased his protection by paying him a tax.
History. References. Arrondissement of Colmar. Coordinates: 48.08°N 7.37°E. The arrondissement of Colmar is a former arrondissement of France in the Haut-Rhin department in the Alsace region. In 2015 it was merged into the new arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé. [1] . It had 62 communes, and its population was 148,444 (2012). [2] Composition.
Histoire. Par suite d'une volonté de l'État de réorganiser la carte des arrondissements en voulant prendre en compte les limites des EPCI, l' arrondissement de Ribeauvillé a été rattaché à celui de Colmar le 1er janvier 2015 et renommé Colmar-Ribeauvillé 1 . Composition avant 2015. canton d'Andolsheim. canton de Colmar-Nord. canton de Colmar-Sud.
The arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé is an arrondissement of France in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 98 communes. Its population is 211,312 , and its area is 1,247.9 km2 .
It is the capital of the Colmar-Ribeauvillé arrondissement and is also the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of 2 cantons: Colmar-1, formed with a part of Colmar and the commune Ingersheim, with 44,524 inhabitants (2014). Colmar-2, formed with a part of Colmar and 12 communes, with 51,221 inhabitants (2014).
