Sélestat
Sélestat | |
|---|---|
Subprefecture and commune | |
The Clock Tower | |
Location of Sélestat | |
| Coordinates: 48°15′34″N 7°27′15″E / 48.259444°N 7.454167°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein |
| Canton | Sélestat |
| Intercommunality | CC de Sélestat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marcel Bauer (LR) |
Area 1 | 44.40 km2 (17.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 19,523 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67462 /67600 |
| Elevation | 165–184 m (541–604 ft) (avg. 173 m or 568 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Sélestat (French: [selɛsta]; Alsatian: Schlettstàdt; German: Schlettstadt) is a commune in the Grand Est region of France. An administrative division (sous-préfecture) of the Bas-Rhin department, the town lies on the Ill river, 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the Rhine and the German border. Sélestat is located between the largest communes of Alsace, Strasbourg and Mulhouse.
In 2019, Sélestat had a total population of 19,242. The Humanist Library of Sélestat is located there.