Eurométropole de Strasbourg is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Strasbourg. It is located in the Bas-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region, northeastern France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine de Strasbourg,[1] and covers that part of the Strasbourg metropolitan area that lies in France. Its area is 337.6 km2.[2] Its population was 505,272 in 2019, of which 287,228 in Strasbourg proper.[3] The annual budget of the métropole was €1.897 billion in 2020.[4]
Eurométropole de Strasbourg | |
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 Map of the Eurométropole de Strasbourg | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| No. of communes | 33 |
| Established | December 4, 1967 |
| Seat | Strasbourg |
| Government | |
| • President (2020-2026) | Pia Imbs |
| Area | 337.6 km2 (130.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | 505,272 |
| • Density | 1,497/km2 (3,880/sq mi) |
| Website | strasbourg.eu |
HistoryEdit
The Urban Community of Strasbourg (French: Communauté urbaine de Strasbourg), also known by its French initials CUS, was founded in 1967. It became a métropole on 1 January 2015.[1]
CommunesEdit
The 33 communes of the métropole are,[5][6] with number of inhabitants (population municipale) on 1 January 2019:[3]
- Achenheim: 2,338
- Bischheim; 17,353
- Blaesheim; 1,301
- Breuschwickersheim: 1,313
- Eckbolsheim; 7,049
- Eckwersheim; 1,344
- Entzheim; 2,453
- Eschau; 5,424
- Fegersheim; 5,734
- Geispolsheim; 7,561
- Hangenbieten: 1,647
- Hœnheim; 11,304
- Holtzheim; 3,703
- Illkirch-Graffenstaden; 26,698
- Kolbsheim: 973
- Lampertheim; 3,405
- Lingolsheim; 19,439
- Lipsheim; 2,664
- Mittelhausbergen; 2,086
- Mundolsheim; 4,749
- Niederhausbergen; 1,663
- Oberhausbergen; 5,363
- Oberschaeffolsheim; 2,279
- Osthoffen: 816
- Ostwald; 12,723
- Plobsheim; 4,465
- Reichstett; 4,397
- Schiltigheim; 33,780
- Souffelweyersheim; 7,994
- Strasbourg; 287,228
- Vendenheim; 5,971
- La Wantzenau; 5,881
- Wolfisheim; 4,174
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b "Décret n° 2014-1603 du 23 décembre 2014 portant création de la métropole dénommée « Eurométropole de Strasbourg » | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE. 4 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Populations légales en vigueur à compter du 1er janvier 2022" (PDF). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Projet de budget primitif, exercice 2020". Eurométropole de Strasbourg. p. 4. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ Eurométropole de Strasbourg (N° SIREN : 246700488), BANATIC. Accessed 4 April 2022.
- ^ Intercommunalité-Métropole de Eurométropole de Strasbourg (246700488), INSEE
External linksEdit
Coordinates: 48°35′N 7°45′E / 48.58°N 7.75°E
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