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 Location of Bas-Rhin in France | |
| Coordinates: 48°49′N 7°47′E / 48.817°N 7.783°ECoordinates: 48°49′N 7°47′E / 48.817°N 7.783°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Département | 4 March 1790 |
| Prefecture | Strasbourg |
| Subprefectures | Haguenau, Molsheim, Saverne, Sélestat |
| Government | |
| • President | Frédéric Bierry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,755 km2 (1,836 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,112,815 |
| • Density | 234.030/km2 (606.14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-67 |
| Arrondissements | 5 |
| Cantons | 23 |
| Communes | 517 |
| Website | Bas-Rhin Council |
Bas-Rhin (French pronunciation: [bɑ.ʁɛ̃]; Alsatian: Unterelsàss, ‘s Unterlànd or ‘s Ingerlànd; traditional German: Niederrhein; English: Lower Rhine) is a department in the Grand Est region of France, named after the Rhine river that flows along its eastern border. The prefecture (capital) of Bas-Rhin is Strasbourg.
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