HUNINGUE (HUNINGEN), a town of France, department of Haut-Rhin (Alsace), on the left bank of the Rhine and a branch of the Rhine-Rhone canal, 3 m. N. of Basle by rail. Pop. (1931), The town grew round a fortress at a Rhine crossing. The duke of Lauenburg took it from the Imperialists in 1634 and Louis XIV. of France later bought it. Vauban fortified it (1679 81) and a Rhine bridge was then built. The fortress was dis mantled after 1815. The town makes chemicals, molasses, watches and cigars.