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The arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé is an
arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements ...
of France in the
Haut-Rhin Haut-Rhin (, ; Alsatian: ''Owerelsàss'' or '; german: Oberelsass, ) is a department in the Grand Est region of France, bordering both Germany and Switzerland. It is named after the river Rhine. Its name means '' Upper Rhine''. Haut-Rhin is t ...
department in the
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. It has 98
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. Its population is 211,312 (2017), and its area is .


Composition

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Algolsheim Algolsheim (; gsw-FR, Àlgelsa) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography This Alsatian commune is located in the Haut-Rhin (68) several kilometers from Neuf-Brisach. Situated from the border w ...
# Ammerschwihr #
Andolsheim Andolsheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The communes cooper ...
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Appenwihr Appenwihr (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The communes co ...
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Artzenheim Artzenheim (; ; gsw-FR, Aarze) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. ...
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Aubure Aubure (; german: Altweier; gsw-FR, Àltwihr) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French departm ...
# Balgau # Baltzenheim #
Beblenheim Beblenheim (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The communes c ...
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Bennwihr Bennwihr (; german: Bennweier) is a commune in Grand Est, in northeastern France. History Bennwihr figures in a report from the year 777 by Charlemagne's ''missi dominici.'' They refer to the village as ''Beno Villare'' (Beno's domain), and me ...
# Bergheim #
Biesheim Biesheim (; gsw-FR, Biese) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Archaeology Remains of a Mithraeum have been unearthed in Biesheim in 1977. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The fol ...
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Bischwihr Bischwihr (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The commune ...
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Blodelsheim Blodelsheim () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The communes ...
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Le Bonhomme Le Bonhomme (; ; gsw-FR, Bonom) is a village and commune in the Haut-Rhin ''département'' of north-eastern France. It lies at the eastern foot of the Col du Bonhomme. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list ...
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Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin (german: Breitenbach; Alsatian: ''Bräitebàch'' or ''Bräiteba'') is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Its inhabitants are ''Breitenbachois''. Its official name distinguishes ...
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Colmar Colmar (, ; Alsatian: ' ; German during 1871–1918 and 1940–1945: ') is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), it i ...
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Dessenheim Dessenheim (; gsw-FR, Dassene) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhi ...
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Durrenentzen Durrenentzen (; german: Dürrenentzen) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of H ...
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Eguisheim Eguisheim (; german: Egisheim; Alsatian: ''Egsa'') is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies in the historical region of Alsace (german: Elsass). The village lies on the edge of the Ballons des Vo ...
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Eschbach-au-Val Eschbach-au-Val () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin département The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The comm ...
# Fessenheim #
Fortschwihr Fortschwihr (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin département The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The communes ...
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Fréland Fréland (; german: Urbach bei Kaysersberg) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin département The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French departmen ...
# Geiswasser # Griesbach-au-Val #
Grussenheim Grussenheim (; german: Grüssenheim) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin département The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Ha ...
# Guémar #
Gunsbach Gunsbach () is a village and commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The first mention of Gunsbach is in 1285, when the land was given Lord Conrad Werner of Hattstatt. In 1434, Gunsbach was sold to the Ribeaup ...
# Heiteren # Herrlisheim-près-Colmar # Hettenschlag # Hirtzfelden #
Hohrod Hohrod is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin département The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The communes cooperate ...
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Horbourg-Wihr Horbourg-Wihr (; german: Horburg-Weier; gsw-als, Horwrig-Wihr) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located near Colmar. History The commune was the former site of the Gallo-Roman Argentovaria, ...
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Houssen Houssen (; german: Hausen; gsw-FR, Hüse) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located near Colmar, the department capital and the Colmar Airport. It is near the border of Germany and thus has a ...
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Hunawihr Hunawihr (; german: Hunaweier) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The village is a member of the ''Les Plus Beaux Villages de France'' ("The most beautiful villages of France") association. See als ...
# Husseren-les-Châteaux #
Illhaeusern Illhaeusern (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The village stands at the confluence of the rivers Ill and Fecht. Its name means "houses near the river Ill". Illhaeusern is famous for the Auber ...
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Ingersheim Ingersheim is a municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany, belonging to the Stuttgart Region. Geography Geographical location Ingersheim is located on the western bank of the Neckar about 20 kilometers ...
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Jebsheim Jebsheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. During WWII in fighting over the Colmar Pocket, which included Jebsheim, Audie Murphy was awarded the Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the Uni ...
# Katzenthal #
Kaysersberg Vignoble Kaysersberg Vignoble () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of northeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Kaysersberg, Kientzheim and Sigolsheim. Kaysersberg Vignoble lies ...
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Kunheim Kunheim (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin département The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The communes coo ...
# Labaroche #
Lapoutroie Lapoutroie (; ; Welche: ''Lè Peutraille'') is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comp ...
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Lièpvre Lièpvre (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. A monastery was built here in the eighth century by Saint Fulrad, who filled it with relics of Saint Cucuphas and Saint Alexander. Geography The munici ...
# Logelheim #
Luttenbach-près-Munster Luttenbach-près-Munster () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin département The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. ...
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Metzeral Metzeral () is a Communes of France, commune in the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin département References

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Mittelwihr Mittelwihr (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin département The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The commune ...
# Mittlach # Muhlbach-sur-Munster # Munchhouse #
Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following t ...
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Muntzenheim Muntzenheim (, ; gsw, Munze) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department, Alsace, administrative region of Grand Est, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comp ...
# Nambsheim #
Neuf-Brisach Neuf-Brisach ( or ; ; gsw-FR, Nei-Brisach) is a fortified town and commune of the department of Haut-Rhin in the French region of Alsace. The fortified town was intended to guard the border between France and the Holy Roman Empire and, subsequ ...
# Niedermorschwihr #
Obermorschwihr Obermorschwihr () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin ...
# Obersaasheim #
Orbey Orbey (; german: Urbeis; gsw-FR, Urwes) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department o ...
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Ostheim Ostheim vor der Rhön is a town in Northern Bavaria in the district of Rhön-Grabfeld in Franconia. Though politically part of Bavaria since 1947, it was historically a part of Thuringia, and remains religiously, architecturally, and to some ext ...
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Porte-du-Ried Porte du Ried (, literally ''Gate of the Ried'') is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of northeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Holtzwihr and Riedwihr.Ribeauvillé Ribeauvillé (; Alsatian: ''Rappschwihr''; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It was a sub-prefecture of the department until 2015. Its inhabitants are called ''Ribeauvillois''. Geography The ...
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Riquewihr Riquewihr (; Alsatian: ; german: Reichenweier ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. A popular tourist attraction for its historical architecture, Riquewihr is also known for the Riesling and other win ...
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Rodern Rodern () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The communes coopera ...
# Roggenhouse #
Rombach-le-Franc Rombach-le-Franc (; german: Deutsch-Rumbach) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French departmen ...
# Rorschwihr # Rumersheim-le-Haut # Rustenhart #
Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines (; ; gsw-als, Sànkriz) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is part of the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé. Coal mines were operating in the village until 1849. Geog ...
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Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine (; ; gsw-als, Heilikriz) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French departm ...
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Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (; ; Alsatian: ''Màrkìrisch'') is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Geography Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines is located in the massif of the Vosges Mountains, where it occupie ...
# Saint-Hippolyte # Sondernach #
Soultzbach-les-Bains Soultzbach-les-Bains () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The ...
# Soultzeren #
Stosswihr Stosswihr () is a Communes of France, commune in the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department References

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Sundhoffen Sundhoffen (german: Sundhofen) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. ...
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Thannenkirch Thannenkirch is a commune and tourist destination in the northeastern French department of Haut-Rhin. Geography The village is located in the foothills of the Taennchel Massif at an elevation of 468m. It is about 65 km southwest of Strasbou ...
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Turckheim Turckheim (; Alsatian: Tercka; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies west of Colmar, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains. History Archeological finds indicate the area was alread ...
# Urschenheim # Vœgtlinshoffen # Vogelgrun # Volgelsheim # Walbach #
Wasserbourg Wasserbourg ( gsw, Wàsserburig; german: Wasserburg) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography Wasserbourg is situated in the Vosges Mountains, in the valley of the small river Krebsbach, and at ...
# Weckolsheim # Wettolsheim # Wickerschwihr # Widensolen # Wihr-au-Val #
Wintzenheim Wintzenheim (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin ''département'' in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Wintzenheimois''. Geography Wintzenheim is a town of 7,853 inhabitants (2019)Wolfgantzen #
Zellenberg Zellenberg is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The ...
# Zimmerbach


History

The arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé was created in January 2015 by the merger of the former arrondissements of
Colmar Colmar (, ; Alsatian: ' ; German during 1871–1918 and 1940–1945: ') is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), it i ...
and
Ribeauvillé Ribeauvillé (; Alsatian: ''Rappschwihr''; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It was a sub-prefecture of the department until 2015. Its inhabitants are called ''Ribeauvillois''. Geography The ...
. In January 2017 seven communes from the
arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller The arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller is an arrondissement of France in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 81 communes. Its population is 130,270 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement ...
joined the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé.


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