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.
Haut-Rhin is a department in the Grand Est region of France, bordering both Germany and Switzerland. It is named after the river Rhine. Its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less populated of the two departments of the former administrative Alsace region, the other being the Bas-Rhin. Especially after the 1871 cession of the southern territory known since 1922 as Territoire de Belfort, although it is still densely populated compared to the rest of metropolitan France. It had a population of 767,086 in 2019.
Bischheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
Erstein is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department, in the region of Grand Est, France.
Huttenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
La Wantzenau is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Seltz is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department of the Grand Est region in north-eastern France. It is located on the Sauer river near its confluence with the Rhine, opposite the German town of Rastatt.
Griesheim-près-Molsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Fort-Louis is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Gerstheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
Harskirchen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
Herbsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Herrlisheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The town dates from the 8th century. Herrlisheim was the scene of very heavy fighting during Operation Nordwind, an offensive launched by the German Army during World War II that inflicted considerable damage to the town.
Kertzfeld is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Kesseldorf is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Leutenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Haguenau and a short distance west of the Rhine, which here defines the frontier between France and Germany.
Limersheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It is a rural tourist destination, boasting several half-timbered houses.
Oberbronn is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Rhinau is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department of Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Schleithal is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Located in the northern Lower Rhine just steps from the French-German border. This boundary is defined by the Lauter which gives its name to the small town of Lauterbourg located at the mouth of the river Rhine.
