Bas-Rhin is a department 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 both French Rhine departments: it is downstream of the Haut Rhin department. Note that both belong to the European Upper Rhine region. It is, with the Haut Rhin, one of the two departments of the traditional Alsace region. The more populous and densely populated of the pair, it had 1,125,559 inhabitants in 2017. The prefecture is based in Strasbourg. The INSEE and Post Code is 67.
The following is a list of the 23 cantons of the Bas-Rhin department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
The five arrondissements of the Bas-Rhin department are:
- Arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg, with 141 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 240,807 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Molsheim, with 77 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 103,633 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Saverne, with 162 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 129,095 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein, with 101 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 156,463 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Strasbourg, with 33 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 491,409 in 2016.
The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France.
Eurométropole de Strasbourg is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Strasbourg. It is located in the Bas-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region, northeastern France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine de Strasbourg, and covers that part of the Strasbourg metropolitan area that lies in France. Its population was 505,272 in 2019, of which 287,228 in Strasbourg proper. The annual budget of the métropole was €1.897 billion in 2020.
The arrondissement of Haguenau is a former arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region. In 2015 it was merged into the new arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg. It had 56 communes, and its population was 130,835 (2012).
The Arrondissement of Molsheim is an arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 77 communes. Its population is 103,633 (2016), and its area is 771.2 km2 (297.8 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Saverne is an arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 162 communes. Its population is 128,960 (2016), and its area is 1,241.0 km2 (479.2 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Wissembourg is a former arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region. In 2015 it was merged into the new arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg. It had 68 communes, and its population was 68,299 (2012).
The arrondissement of Strasbourg-Ville is a former arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region. In 2015 it was merged into the new arrondissement of Strasbourg. It had 1 commune, and its population was 274,394 (2012).
Illkirch-Graffenstaden is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Strasbourg, and is adjacent to it on the south-southwest. Illkirch-Graffenstaden is one of the fastest-growing cities in France and probably in Europe, its population having more than doubled in fifty years.
Hœnheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
The Canton of Bischheim is a former canton in Alsace, France. It had 28,522 inhabitants (2012). It consisted of two municipalities: Bischheim and Hoenheim.
Ostwald is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
The Communauté de communes du Kochersberg is a French intercommunal structure gathering most of the communes of the natural region of Kochersberg, département of Bas-Rhin, région Grand-Est.
The canton of Hochfelden is a former canton of France, located in the Bas-Rhin department, in the Alsace region. It had 16,918 inhabitants (2012). It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 29 communes.
The arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg is an arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 141 communes. Its population is 240,942 (2016), and its area is 1,424.6 km2 (550.0 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Strasbourg is an arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 33 communes. Its population is 494,089 (2017), and its area is 337.6 km2 (130.3 sq mi).
The canton of Bouxwiller is an administrative division of the Bas-Rhin department, northeastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Bouxwiller.
The canton of Schiltigheim is an administrative division of the Bas-Rhin department, northeastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Schiltigheim.
