Eurométropole de Strasbourg is the ''

métropole A ''métropole'' (French for "metropolis") is an administrative entity in France, in which several communes cooperate, and which has the right to levy local tax, an ''établissement public de coopération intercommunale à fiscalité propre''. ...

'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label= Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label= Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the ...

. It is located in the

Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ''Unterelsàss'', ' or '; traditional german: links=no, Niederrhein; en, Lower Rhine) 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 lo ...

department, in the

Grand Est Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten; Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administr ...

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, northeastern

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous ''

Communauté urbaine Communauté urbaine (French for "urban community") is the second most integrated form of intercommunality in France, after the ''Metropolis'' (french: link=no, métropole). A ''communauté urbaine'' is composed of a city ( commune) and its indep ...

de Strasbourg'', and covers that part of the Strasbourg metropolitan area that lies in France. Its area is 337.6 km².Comparateur de territoire
INSEE. 4 April 2022. 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.

History

The Urban Community of Strasbourg (

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: ''

de Strasbourg''), also known by its French initials ''CUS'', was established in December 1966. It became a

on 1 January 2015.

Communes

The 33 communes of the métropole are,Eurométropole de Strasbourg (N° SIREN : 246700488)
BANATIC. Accessed 4 April 2022.Intercommunalité-Métropole de Eurométropole de Strasbourg (246700488)
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Achenheim Achenheim (; gsw-FR, Àchene) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The village, which is in the arrondissement of Strasbourg and the canton of Lingolsheim lies close to the Canal de la Bruche a ...

: 2,338 # Bischheim; 17,353 # Blaesheim; 1,301 #

Breuschwickersheim Breuschwickersheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The Château de Breuschwickersheim is situated here. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 ...

: 1,313 # Eckbolsheim; 7,049 #

Eckwersheim Eckwersheim is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is around north of Strasbourg. On 14 November 2015 the commune was the location of a derailment during testing of a TGV train along the LGV Est hig ...

; 1,344 #

Entzheim Entzheim (; ) is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Strasbourg Airport is located in the commune. Climate The climate is oceanic (Köppen: ''Cfb''), more extreme than most other French cities. The ...

; 2,453 #

Eschau Eschau is a market community in the Miltenberg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 3,800. Geography Location Eschau lies in the Bavarian Lower Ma ...

; 5,424 #

Fegersheim Fegersheim () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography and Economics Fegersheim is located to the south of Strasbourg, between the Rivers Andlau, Scheer and Ill. Between 1962 and 1999 the regist ...

; 5,734 #

Geispolsheim Geispolsheim (; gsw-FR, Gaispítze) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography Geispolsheim is positioned to the south of Strasbourg. The construction of a railway between Strasbourg and Mulhouse ...

; 7,561 #

Hangenbieten Hangenbieten is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The name is a contraction of the former ''Hangenbietenheim''. Geography Hangenbieten lies 2 km north of Strasbourg Airport and 10 km ...

: 1,647 #

Hœnheim Hœnheim (; also spelled ''Hoenheim''; ; gsw-FR, Heene) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Heraldry "D'or aux trois corbeaux de sable posés deux et un". ("Of gold, three sand crows posed two and one ...

; 11,304 #

Holtzheim Holtzheim (; german: Holzheim; gsw-FR, Holze) 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 air ...

; 3,703 #

Illkirch-Graffenstaden 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 ...

; 26,698 #

Kolbsheim Kolbsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Between June 1974 and January 1983 the commune was merged with Duppigheim. Geography Kolbsheim is an Alsatian village positioned a short distance to the ...

: 973 #

Lampertheim Lampertheim is a town in the Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany. In 1984, the town hosted the 24th ''Hessentag'' state festival. Geography Location Lampertheim lies in the southwest corner of Hesse in the Rhine rift at the Biedensand Cons ...

; 3,405 #

Lingolsheim Lingolsheim () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The town lies near Strasbourg. Geography Lingolsheim is situated southwest of Strasbourg, being a principal suburb between the city centre and Strasbo ...

; 19,439 #

Lipsheim Lipsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperat ...

; 2,664 #

Mittelhausbergen Mittelhausbergen (, ; Alsatian: ''Míttelhüsbàrje'', ; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the B ...

; 2,086 #

Mundolsheim Mundolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes coopera ...

; 4,749 #

Niederhausbergen Niederhausbergen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Niederhausbergen is a small residential area on the outskirts of Strasbourg, located 6 km northwest of the latter. It adjoins the hill Hausbe ...

; 1,663 #

Oberhausbergen Oberhausbergen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is a northwestern suburb of Strasbourg. Population See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 commun ...

; 5,363 # Oberschaeffolsheim; 2,279 # Osthoffen: 816 # Ostwald; 12,723 #

Plobsheim Plobsheim ( or ; gsw-als, Plobse) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. List of mayors Twin town * Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt, France See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The follow ...

; 4,465 #

Reichstett Reichstett () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Fort Rapp Fort Rapp (once called Fort Moltke) is part of the 14 fortifications erected in Alsace by the Prussian general Von Moltke after the fall ...

; 4,397 #

Schiltigheim Schiltigheim (, , and sometimes by non-local speakers of French; Alsatian: ''Schelige'' ; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The inhabitants are called ''Schilikois'' in French and ''Scheligemer'' ...

; 33,780 #

Souffelweyersheim Souffelweyersheim (; also german: Suffelweyersheim, ; gsw, Süffelwirsche in the Alsatian dialect) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department, Alsace, Grand Est, northeastern France, and is part of metropolitan Strasbourg. Etymology Souffelweyers ...

; 7,994 #

; 287,228 #

Vendenheim Vendenheim (, ;; gsw, label= Alemannic, Vangene, gsw-FR, Fangene) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department, Alsace, administrative region of Grand Est, northeastern France. It has been the eastern terminus of the LGV Est high-speed rail from Pa ...

; 5,971 #

La Wantzenau La Wantzenau (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Location The town is located 12 km northeast of Strasbourg. It is the last village along the Ill river before it joins the Rhine a few kilomet ...

; 5,881 # Wolfisheim; 4,174

References

External links

Official site

Geography of Strasbourg

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