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 the two 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 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 1,140,057 inhabitants in 2019. The prefecture is based in Strasbourg. The INSEE and Post Code is 67.
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 area is 337.6 km2. Its population was 505,272 in 2019, of which 287,228 is in Strasbourg proper. The annual budget of the métropole was €1.897 billion in 2020.
Benfeld is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It is situated on the river Ill. In the nearby hamlet Ehl there is an archaeological site with the remains of the Gallo-Roman city Ellelum or Helvetum. Benfeld station has rail connections to Strasbourg and Colmar.
Schiltigheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
The arrondissement of Strasbourg-Campagne is a former arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region. It was disbanded at the 2015 arrondissements reform, and its communes were assigned to the arrondissements of Saverne, Strasbourg, Haguenau-Wissembourg and Molsheim. It had 104 communes, and its population was 284,815 (2012).
Bischheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
Lampertheim is a commune of the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Pfulgriesheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Achenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
Zinswiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Zinswiller is 40 km from Strasbourg, the department capital, and 384 km from Paris.
Holtzheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The village is surrounded by farmland and thereby separated from the Strasbourg conurbation: however, Strasbourg airport is less than two kilometres away to the south. The little river Bruche runs through the heart of the Holtzheim.
Entzheim is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Dachstein is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Of note is Château Hervé. Dachstein station has rail connections to Strasbourg and Molsheim.
Frohmuhl is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Hangenbieten is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
Hœrdt is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Kilstett is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Mackwiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Soultz-les-Bains is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est, France.
The canton of Lingolsheim is an administrative division of the Bas-Rhin department, northeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Lingolsheim.
