Strasbourg
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
Administration
Country	France
Region	Alsace
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Strasbourg
Canton	6 cantons
Intercommunality	Strasbourg Eurométropole
Mayor	Roland Ries (PS) (2014–2020)
Statistics
Elevation	132–151 m (433–495 ft)
Land area1	78.26 km2 (30.22 sq mi)
Population2	276,170  (1 January 2014)
- Ranking	7th in France
- Density	3,529/km2 (9,140/sq mi)
Urban area	224 km2 (86 sq mi) (2013)
- Population	456,759(2013)
Metro area	1,351.5 km2 (521.8 sq mi) (2013)
- Population	773,347(2013)
Dialling code	0388, 0390, 0368
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.
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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.