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Largest city in the Haut-Rhin department: the 2026 ranking

The 366 towns of the Haut-Rhin department (68) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.

The largest city in the Haut-Rhin department is Mulhouse, with 106,083 inhabitants (ranked 41st in France by population). The largest town by area is Colmar (67 km²). Mulhouse is also the most densely populated town, with 4,783 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Lucelle has only 29 inhabitants.

The Haut-Rhin department has 784,356 inhabitants over 3,525 km², a density of 223 inhabitants per km², 2.0 times the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 13.8% of the population of Grand Est, the region it has belonged to since the 2016 reform (formerly Alsace): see the ranking of the largest cities in Grand Est.

The 20 largest cities in the Haut-Rhin department by population

# Town Population km² per km² France rank
1 Mulhouse 106,083 22 4,783 41st
2 Colmar 68,013 67 1,022 79th
3 Saint-Louis 23,072 17 1,369 403rd
4 Wittenheim 15,695 19 826 639th
5 Illzach 15,135 7.5 2,018 662nd
6 Rixheim 14,656 20 750 690th
7 Kingersheim 13,495 6.7 2,017 749th
8 Riedisheim 12,467 7.0 1,791 813th
9 Cernay 12,219 18 677 830th
10 Guebwiller 11,503 9.7 1,188 893rd
11 Wittelsheim 10,783 24 456 965th
12 Pfastatt 10,416 5.2 1,988 1,009th
13 Brunstatt-Didenheim 8,395 14 595 1,295th
14 Wintzenheim 8,375 19 441 1,299th
15 Thann 7,897 13 631 1,387th
16 Huningue 7,584 2.9 2,652 1,446th
17 Ensisheim 7,370 37 201 1,496th
18 Soultz-Haut-Rhin 7,132 30 241 1,544th
19 Lutterbach 6,947 8.6 812 1,594th
20 Horbourg-Wihr 6,309 9.4 670 1,784th

Largest towns by area in the Haut-Rhin department

# Town Population km² per km² France rank
1 Colmar 68,013 67 1,022 616th
2 Orbey 3,495 46 76 1,468th
3 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 4,983 45 110 1,531st
4 Rouffach 4,471 40 112 2,076th
5 Ensisheim 7,370 37 201 2,537th
6 Kaysersberg Vignoble 4,469 35 126 2,737th
7 Ribeauvillé 4,869 32 151 3,386th
8 Metzeral 1,078 30 35 3,803rd
9 Soultz-Haut-Rhin 7,132 30 241 4,043rd
10 Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines 1,776 28 64 4,505th

Most densely populated towns in the Haut-Rhin department

# Town Population km² per km² France rank
1 Mulhouse 106,083 22 4,783 153rd
2 Huningue 7,584 2.9 2,652 337th
3 Illzach 15,135 7.5 2,018 444th
4 Kingersheim 13,495 6.7 2,017 445th
5 Pfastatt 10,416 5.2 1,988 457th
6 Riedisheim 12,467 7.0 1,791 505th
7 Neuf-Brisach 1,920 1.3 1,444 646th
8 Saint-Louis 23,072 17 1,369 685th
9 Guebwiller 11,503 9.7 1,188 807th
10 Colmar 68,013 67 1,022 921st

All towns in the Haut-Rhin department (366)

INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.

Other departments in Grand Est

Ardennes (08) Aube (10) Marne (51) Haute-Marne (52) Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) Meuse (55) Moselle (57) Bas-Rhin (67) Vosges (88) All departments

Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.

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