In 1871, the Haut-Rhin department became part of Germany. In 1919, Haut-Rhin is again an department when the territory became part of France with 7 "arrondissements", including the new "arrondissements" of Colmar-Ville, Colmar-Campagne and Ribeauvillé. The "arrondissements" Colmar-Ville and Colmar-Campagne were combined in 1934 to form the "arrondissement" of Colmar.