Huningue

"Huningue es una localidad y comuna francesa, situada en el departamento de Alto Rin, en la región de Alsacia. Sus habitantes reciben en idioma francés el gentilico de Huninguois."

"Huningue (French pronunciation: [yn]; German: Hüningen; Alsatian: Hinige) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of Alsace in north-eastern France. Huningue is a northern suburb of the Swiss city of Basel. It also borders Germany (Weil am Rhein, a suburb of Basel located in Germany). In 2008 it had a population of 6503 people. The main square of the town is the Place Abbatucci, named after the Corsican-born French general Jean Charles Abbatucci who unsuccessfully defended it in 1796 against the Austrians and died here. Huningue is noted for its pisciculture and is a major producer of fish eggs."