Mulhouse is a subprefecture of the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region of Eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 108,942 in 2018 in the commune and 246,692 inhabitants in 2017 in the urban unit, it is the largest city in Haut-Rhin and second largest in Alsace after Strasbourg. Mulhouse is the principal commune of the 39 communes which make up the communauté d'agglomération of Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. It is the most populated sub-prefectures in France, The others being Brest, Le Havre, and Reims.
Mulhouse is famous for its museums, especially the Cité de l'Automobile and the Cité du Train, respectively the largest automobile and railway museums in the world. An industrial town nicknamed "the French Manchester", Mulhouse is also the main seat of the Upper Alsace University, where the secretariat of the European Physical Society is found.
Mulhouse is famous for its museums, especially the Cité de l'Automobile and the Cité du Train, respectively the largest automobile and railway museums in the world. An industrial town nicknamed "the French Manchester", Mulhouse is also the main seat of the Upper Alsace University, where the secretariat of the European Physical Society is found.
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