The
canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative divisions
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* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
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* Canton (band), an It ...
of Colmar-2 is an administrative division of the
Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin (); Alsatian: ''Owerelsà ss'' or '; , . is a department in the Grand Est region, France, bordering both Germany and Switzerland. It is named after the river Rhine; its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less pop ...
department, northeastern
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in
Colmar
Colmar (; ; or ) is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Alsace region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), it is the seat of the prefecture of the Haut-Rhin department ...
.
It consists of the following communes:
[
#]Andolsheim
Andolsheim () 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 France, communes of the French Departmen ...
#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 France, communes of the French Departments of Fran ...
#Colmar
Colmar (; ; or ) is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Alsace region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), it is the seat of the prefecture of the Haut-Rhin department ...
(partly)
# Fortschwihr
# Grussenheim
# Horbourg-Wihr
# Houssen
#Jebsheim
Jebsheim (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
During WWII while fighting over the Colmar Pocket, including Jebsheim, Audie Murphy was awarded the Medal of Honor.
See also
* Communes of the Haut- ...
# Muntzenheim
# Porte-du-Ried
# Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine
# Sundhoffen
# Wickerschwihr
References
Cantons of Haut-Rhin
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