Houssen | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville d'Houssen (68).svg |
Arrondissement: | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
Canton: | Colmar-2 |
Insee: | 68146 |
Postal Code: | 68125 |
Mayor: | Marie-Laure Stoffel[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Colmar Agglomération |
Coordinates: | 48.1264°N 7.3789°W |
Elevation M: | 184 |
Elevation Min M: | 177 |
Elevation Max M: | 190 |
Area Km2: | 6.7 |
Houssen (in French pronounced as /usən/; German: Hausen; Swiss German; Alemannic; Alsatian: 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 acquired many influences of the German culture including architecture, cuisine, and art.