Bas-Rhin
Sign in to saveBas-Rhin () is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its lower altitude among the two French Rhine departments: it is downstream of the Haut-Rhin (Upper Rhine) department. Both belong to the European Upper Rhine region. It is, with the Haut-Rhin (Upper Rhine), one of the two departments of the traditional Alsace region which until 1871, also included the area now known as the Territoire de Belfort. The more populous and densely populated of the pair, it had 1,163,810 inhabitants in 2023. The prefecture is based in S
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Bas-Rhin is a department (administrative division) located in the Alsace region of northeastern France, named "Lower Rhine" because it sits downstream from the neighboring Haut-Rhin department. As the more populous of Alsace's two departments with over 1.16 million residents, it forms part of France's Grand Est region and shares a historical connection to the broader Upper Rhine area of Europe.
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- Prefecture building of the Bas-Rhin department, in Strasbourg
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- Location of Bas-Rhin in France
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Article
28 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Principal towns
- Climate
- Etymology
- History
- Heraldry
- Demography
- Changing demographics in Bas-Rhin
- Economy
- Law
- Politics
- Presidential elections 2nd round
- Current National Assembly Representatives
- Administration
- Higher education
- Tourism
- Religious monuments
- Museums
- Second homes
- Transport
- Airport
- Popular traditions
- The stork
- Traditional costume
- Festivals
- See also
- References
- External links
Bas-Rhin () is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its lower altitude among the two French Rhine departments: it is downstream of the Haut-Rhin (Upper Rhine) department. Both belong to the European Upper Rhine region. It is, with the Haut-Rhin (Upper Rhine), one of the two departments of the traditional Alsace region which until 1871, also included the area now known as the Territoire de Belfort. The more populous and densely populated of the pair, it had 1,163,810 inhabitants in 2023. The prefecture is based in Strasbourg. The INSEE and Post Code is 67.
On 1 January 2021, the departemental councils of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin merged into the European Collectivity of Alsace.