Strasbourg

Strasbourg
Prefecture and commune
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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Location of Strasbourg
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Coordinates: 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	6 cantons
Intercommunality	Strasbourg Eurométropole
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Roland Ries (PS)
Area 1	78.26 km2 (30.22 sq mi)
• Urban  (2013[1])	224 km2 (86 sq mi)
• Metro  (2013[1])	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[1])	456,759[3]
• Metro  (2013[1])	773,347[4]
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67482 /
Dialling codes	0388, 0390, 0368
Elevation	132–151 m (433–495 ft)
Website	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.

Strasbourg is a city in eastern France, the prefecture of Grand Est. Today, about 275,000 people live there (with around 780,000 in the metropolitan area). It lies on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite the German city of Kehl.

Strasbourg is the seat Council of Europe, of the European Court of Human Rights and of the European Parliament. A lot of people also consider Strasbourg to be the capital of the European Union.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Only the part of the urban area on French territory.
2. ↑ "Populations légales 2014 des communes du département" (PDF). insee.fr. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
3. ↑ "AUnité urbaine de Strasbourg (partie française) (67701)". insee.fr. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
4. ↑ "Aire urbaine de Strasbourg (partie française) (009)". insee.fr. Retrieved 25 July 2016.