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Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg
Strasbourg Railway Station at Night, Alsace, France - Diliff.jpg
Strasbourg Cathedral.jpg Absolute ponts couverts 02.jpg
Strasbourg Palais Rohan depuis le quai des Bateliers.jpg Absolute Petite France 02.jpg Straßburger Kaiserpalast (heute Palais du Rhin).jpg
Strasbourg-Hôtel Brion (2).jpg European Parliament Strasbourg Hemicycle - Diliff.jpg
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Flag of Strasbourg
Flag
Coat of arms of Strasbourg
Coat of arms
Strasbourg is located in France
Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Coordinates: 48°35′N 7°45′E / 48.58°N 7.75°E / 48.58; 7.75Coordinates: 48°35′N 7°45′E / 48.58°N 7.75°E / 48.58; 7.75
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Strasbourg
Canton chief town of 6 cantons
Intercommunality Strasbourg Eurométropole
Government
 • 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 2014)2 276,170
 • 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/

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.
Imperial City of Strasbourg
Reichsstadt Straßburg (de)
Ville libre de Strasbourg (fr)
Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
1262–1681
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
1697
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Swabia
Early modern France

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 2014, the city proper had 276,170 inhabitants and both the Eurométropole de Strasbourg (Greater Strasbourg) and the Arrondissement of Strasbourg had 484,157 inhabitants. Strasbourg's metropolitan area had a population of 773,347 in 2013 (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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