Strasbourg
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From top left: Central Station; Strasbourg Cathedral and the Old Town; Ponts Couverts; Palais Rohan; Petite France; Palais du Rhin; Hôtel Brion; Hemicycle of the European Parliament; Strasbourg skyline in 2014
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 Strasbourg
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Location within Grand Est region
Strasbourg
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| Coordinates: 48°35′N 7°45′E / 48.58°N 7.75°ECoordinates: 48°35′N 7°45′E / 48.58°N 7.75°E | |||||||||||
| Country | France | ||||||||||
| Region | Grand Est | ||||||||||
| Department | Bas-Rhin | ||||||||||
| Arrondissement | Strasbourg | ||||||||||
| Canton | chief town of 6 cantons | ||||||||||
| Intercommunality | Strasbourg Eurométropole | ||||||||||
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Roland Ries (PS) | ||||||||||
| Area1 | 78.26 km2 (30.22 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| • Urban (2013) | 224 km2 (86 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| • Metro (2013) | 1,351.5 km2 (521.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population (1 January 2013)2 | 275,718 | ||||||||||
| • Rank | 7th in France | ||||||||||
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi) | ||||||||||
| • Urban (2013) | 456,759 | ||||||||||
| • Metro (2013) | 773,347 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||||||||
| INSEE/Postal code | 67482 / | ||||||||||
| Dialling codes | 0388, 0390, 0368 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 132–151 m (433–495 ft) | ||||||||||
| Website | http://www.strasbourg.eu/ | ||||||||||
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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| Imperial City of Strasbourg | ||||||||||
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Reichsstadt Straßburg (de) Ville libre de Strasbourg (fr) |
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| Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||||
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| Capital | Strasbourg | |||||||||
| Government | Republic | |||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||||||||
| • | City founded | 12 BC | ||||||||
| • | Acquired by the Empire | 923 1262 | ||||||||
| • | Gained Reichsfreiheit | 1262 | ||||||||
| • | Straßburger Revolution | 1332 | ||||||||
| • | Annexed by France | 1681 | ||||||||
| • | Annexation recognised by the Holy Roman Empire |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Strasbourg (/ˈstræzbɜːrɡ/, French pronunciation: [stʁaz.buʁ, stʁas.buʁ]; Alsatian: Strossburi; German: Straßburg, [ˈʃtʁaːsbʊɐ̯k]) is the capital and largest city of the Grand Est region of France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany in the historic region of Alsace, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. In 2013, the city proper had 275,718 inhabitants, the Eurométropole de Strasbourg (Greater Strasbourg) had 475,934 inhabitants, the Arrondissement of Strasbourg had 482,384 inhabitants and Strasbourg's metropolitan area had a population of 773,347 (not counting the section across the border in Germany), making it the ninth largest metro area in France and home to 13% of the Grand Est region's inhabitants. The transnational Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau had a population of 915,000 inhabitants in 2014.
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