Altkirch

commune in Haut-Rhin, France
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Altkirch

Summary

Altkirch is a commune of France[1]. Altkirch ranks in the top 0.88% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #274 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Altkirch received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3].
  • Altkirch is located in Haut-Rhin[4].
  • Altkirch is located in arrondissement of Altkirch[5].
  • Altkirch is in the country of France[6].
  • Altkirch is on the body of water Ill[7].
  • Altkirch's head of government is recorded as Nicolas Jander[8].
  • Altkirch's instance of is recorded as commune of France[9].
  • Altkirch's shares border with is recorded as Aspach[10].
  • Altkirch's shares border with is recorded as Carspach[11].
  • Altkirch's shares border with is recorded as Hirtzbach[12].
  • Altkirch's shares border with is recorded as Hirsingue[13].
  • Altkirch's shares border with is recorded as Wittersdorf[14].
  • Altkirch's shares border with is recorded as Walheim[15].
  • Altkirch's flag is recorded as flag of Altkirch[16].
  • Altkirch's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Daniele del Friuli[17].
  • Altkirch's postal code is recorded as 68130[18].
  • Altkirch's Commons category is recorded as Altkirch[19].
  • Altkirch's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.623055555556, 'lon': 7.2394444444444}[20].
  • Altkirch's official website is recorded as http://altkirch-alsace.fr/[21].
  • Altkirch's official website is recorded as http://www.mairie-altkirch.fr[22].
  • Altkirch's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Altkirch[23].
  • Altkirch's email address is recorded as mailto:secretariat.general@mairie-altkirch.fr[24].
  • Altkirch has a population of {'amount': '+5743'}[25].
  • Altkirch has a population of {'amount': '+3491'}[26].
  • Altkirch has a population of {'amount': '+5740'}[27].

Body

Geography

Altkirch is in the country of France[6]. Located in include Haut-Rhin[4], a department of France[28], in France[29], founded in 1790[30] and arrondissement of Altkirch[5], an arrondissement of France[31], in France[32]. Altkirch is on the body of water Ill[7].

Physical Characteristics

Altkirch covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9.54'}[33]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+310'}[34], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+274'}[35], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+392'}[36], and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+328'}[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5743'}[25], {'amount': '+3491'}[26], {'amount': '+5740'}[27], {'amount': '+5941'}[38], {'amount': '+5737'}[39], and {'amount': '+5698'}[40].

Designation and Status

Altkirch's instance of is recorded as commune of France[9].

Why It Matters

Altkirch ranks in the top 0.88% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #274 of 31,031).[2] Altkirch has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Altkirch is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What awards did Altkirch receive?

Honors received include Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . CD Atlas of France. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . CD Atlas of France. wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . CD Atlas of France. wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . CD Atlas of France. wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . CD Atlas of France. wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Sandre. sandre.eaufrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . gemeindeverzeichnis.de. Retrieved . gemeindeverzeichnis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  26. [38] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  27. [39] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  28. [40] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [37] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Burjkh · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'az', 'br', 'bug', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'co', 'commons'
    Sitelink count → 63
    Flag image → Flag of Altkirch.svg
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P41]]: Flag of Altkirch.svg"
  2. 12w ago · ~2026-38844-26 · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Email address → mailto:secretariat.general@mairie-altkirch.fr
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P968]]: mailto:secretariat.general@mairie-altkirch.fr"
  3. 14w ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Francearchives agent id → 1041849583
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P9371]]: 1041849583, ajout id FranceArchives Agent d'après données en open data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/9d83b95faed|details]])"
  4. 21w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Altkirch
    Instance of → commune of France
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 47.623055555556, 'lon': 7.2394444444444}
    Country → —
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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