Haut-Rhin's a département of France, named after the Rhine river. Its name means Upper Rhine. Subdivisions The department consists of the following arrondissements: Altkirch Colmar Guebwiller Mulhouse Ribeauvillé Thann History Haut-Rhin's one of the original 83 départements, created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790 by application of the law of December 22, 1789 on the southern half of the province of Alsace (Haute-Alsace). Its boundaries have been modified m… (More on Haut-rhin)