Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin (French pronunciation: [bɑ.ʁɛ̃]) is a département in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-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 1,152,662 inhabitants in 2021. The prefecture is based in Strasbourg. The INSEE and Post Code is 67.
Bas-Rhin
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Prefecture building of the Bas-Rhin department, in Strasbourg | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Bas-Rhin in France | |
| Coordinates: 48°49′N 7°47′E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Prefecture | Strasbourg |
| Subprefectures | Haguenau Molsheim Saverne Sélestat |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Josiane Chevalier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,755 km2 (1,836 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,152,662 |
| • Rank | 19th |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 67 |
| Arrondissements | 5 |
| Cantons | 23 |
| Communes | 514 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
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| Alsace |
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On 1 January 2021, the departemental councils of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin merged into the European Collectivity of Alsace.
The inhabitants of the department are known as Bas-Rhinois or Bas-Rhinoises.