"degrees that are recognized in the neighbouring countries. Together with Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, University of Basel, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, as well as Strasbourg University, the university of Upper Alsace is a member of the , which is a trinational cross-border alliance of five universities on the Upper Rhine in the border region between Germany, France and Switzerland. The university consists of four faculties: two institutes of technology: and two schools of engineering: University of Upper Alsace University of Upper Alsace (, UHA) is a multidisciplinary teaching and research centre based in the two cities of Mulhouse and"
"28 September 2016, effective 30 September 2016. The administrative capital and largest city is Strasbourg. The provisional name of the region was Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, which is formed by combining the names of the three present regions—Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne, and Lorraine—in alphabetical order with hyphens. The formula for the provisional name of the region was established by the territorial reform law and applied to all but one of the provisional names for new regions. The ACAL regional council, which was elected in December 2015, was given the task of choosing a name for the region and submitting it to the Conseil d'État—France's highest"
"Alsace Alsace (; ; Alsatian: ""’s Elsass"" ; German: ""Elsass"" ; ) is a cultural and historical region in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. From 1982 to 2016, Alsace was the smallest administrative ""région"" in metropolitan France, consisting of the Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments. Territorial reform passed by the French legislature in 2014 resulted in the merger of the Alsace administrative region with Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine to form Grand Est. Alsatian is an Alemannic dialect closely related to Swabian and Swiss German, although since World War II most Alsatians primarily"
"Local law in Alsace-Moselle The territory of the former Alsace-Lorraine, legally known as Alsace-Moselle, is a region in the eastern part of France, bordering with Germany. Its principal cities are Metz and Strasbourg. Alsace-Moselle was part of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918, and was subsequently reoccupied by Germany from 1940 until its recapture by the Allies at the end of World War II. Consisting of the two départements that make up the region of Alsace, which are Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin, and the département of Moselle, which is the northeastern part of Lorraine, there are historical reasons for the"
"Strasbourg Strasbourg (, ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Grand Est region of France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located at the border with Germany in the historic region of Alsace, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin department. In 2014, the city proper had 276,170 inhabitants and both the Eurométropole de Strasbourg (Greater Strasbourg) and the Arrondissement of Strasbourg had 484,157 inhabitants. Strasbourg's metropolitan area had a population of 773,347 in 2013 (not counting the section across the border in Germany), making it the ninth largest metro area in France"
"departmental arrondissements, 75 cantons (not shown here), and 904 communes: Alsace was one of the most conservative ""régions"" of France. It was one of just two ""régions"" in metropolitan France where the conservative right won the 2004 ""région"" elections and thus controlled the Alsace Regional Council. Conservative leader Nicolas Sarkozy got his best score in Alsace (over 65%) in the second round of the French presidential elections of 2007. The last president of the Regional Council was Philippe Richert, a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, elected in the 2010 regional election. The frequently changing status of the"
"languages of France. German is also taught as a foreign language in local kindergartens and schools. However, the Constitution of France still requires that French be the only official language of the Republic. Alsace has a oceanic climate at low altitude and a continental climate at high altitude. There is fairly low precipitation because the Vosges protect it from the west. The city of Colmar has a sunny microclimate; it is the second driest city in France, with an annual precipitation of 600 mm, making it ideal for ""vin d'Alsace"" (""Alsatian wine""). Alsace has an area of 8,283 km, making"
"Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; ; ; PACA) is one of the 18 administrative regions of France. Its capital is Marseille. The region is roughly coterminous with the former French province of Provence, with the addition of the following adjacent areas: the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin; the former Sardinian-Piedmontese county of Nice, whose coastline is known in English as the French Riviera, and in French as the ""Côte d'Azur""; and the southeastern part of the former French province of Dauphiné, in the French Alps. 4,935,576 people live in the region according to the 2012 census."
"Mulhouse is twinned with: Mulhouse Mulhouse (; Alsatian: ""Milhüsa"" or ""Milhüse"", ; ; i.e. ""mill house"") is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 112,063 in 2013 and 284,739 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2012, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after Strasbourg. Mulhouse is the principal commune of the 33 making up the communauté d'agglomération ""Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération"" (M2A, population 267,759). Mulhouse is famous for its museums, especially the Cité de l’Automobile (also known as ""Musée"
"Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Maghrebi. This is the second-highest rate after Île-de-France (Greater Paris), where the figure was around 56%. Since the 1960s, the region has been a major immigration centre into France, mostly due to Mediterranean immigration from countries such as Portugal, Spain, Italy, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is divided into 6 departments. These are Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhone, Var and Vaucluse. The largest cities in the region are Marseille (administrative capital city of the region), Nice, Toulon, and Aix-en-Provence, each with a population exceeding 100,000 inhabitants at the 1999 census. Along with Marseille, Nice is the"
"Mulhouse Mulhouse (; Alsatian: ""Milhüsa"" or ""Milhüse"", ; ; i.e. ""mill house"") is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 112,063 in 2013 and 284,739 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2012, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after Strasbourg. Mulhouse is the principal commune of the 33 making up the communauté d'agglomération ""Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération"" (M2A, population 267,759). Mulhouse is famous for its museums, especially the Cité de l’Automobile (also known as ""Musée national de l’automobile"") and"
"several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: The Massif of Garlaban, also called the hills of Marcel Pagnol, overlooks the urban area. Allauch Allauch (""Alaug"" in Occitan; ) is a French commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ""Allaudiens"" or ""Allaudiennes"". Allauch is the capital of the Canton of Bouches-du-Rhône. It is a part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis. The commune had inhabitants at the 2010 census. It is located 12 km north-east of Marseille, 10 km north-east of"
"Allauch Allauch (""Alaug"" in Occitan; ) is a French commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ""Allaudiens"" or ""Allaudiennes"". Allauch is the capital of the Canton of Bouches-du-Rhône. It is a part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis. The commune had inhabitants at the 2010 census. It is located 12 km north-east of Marseille, 10 km north-east of Aubagne and 35 km south of Aix-en-Provence. Access to the commune is by the D908 road from Marseille in the south-west passing through the commune and"
"state funding, in contrast to principles applied in the rest of France. The seat of the General Council is located in Strasbourg, in a building designed by the architect Claude Vasconi. The current prefect of the Bas-Rhin is Stéphane Fratacci. The representative of the Lower Rhine for the National Youth Council is Mr. Gautier Lutz. Bas-Rhin is composed of five arrondissements (Haguenau-Wissembourg, Molsheim, Saverne, Sélestat-Erstein, and Strasbourg) and 23 cantons. Through its secondary and higher education institutions, Alsace is a very important region for students and is very internationally oriented. Strasbourg alone welcomes 75% of students in its university. Since"
"as Reims Cathedral, Strasbourg Cathedral, Metz Cathedral, Troyes Cathedral, Châlons Cathedral, Toul Cathedral, the Basilica of L'Épine, the Basilica of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, the , the Basilica of St. Urbain in Troyes, Thann Church, Niederhaslach Church, Notre-Dame-en-Vaux, St. George's Church, Sélestat and St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Wissembourg. Grand Est Grand Est (; , —both in the Alsatian and the Lorraine Franconian dialect), previously Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine (ACAL or less commonly, ALCA), is an administrative region in eastern France. It superseded three former administrative regions—Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne, and Lorraine—on 1 January 2016, as a result of territorial reform which was passed by the French"
"is subcontracted to Soléa. Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération The Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération is the ""Communauté d'agglomération"", a type of local government structure, covering the metropolitan area of the city of Mulhouse in the department of Haut-Rhin and the region of Grand Est, northeastern France. Its population was 277,999 in 2014, of which 112,812 in Mulhouse proper. The current president of the agglomeration community is Jean-Marie Bockel. The Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération covers 39 ""communes"": On behalf of its 39 communes, the agglomeration exercises responsibility for: Some of these responsibilities are subcontracted to the private sector. For example, the provision of the agglomeration's"
"Marseille Marseille (; , ; Marseilles; ) is the second-largest city of France. The main city of the historical province of Provence, today it is the capital of the department of Bouches-du-Rhône and region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It is located on France's south coast near the mouth of the Rhône river. The city covers an area of and had a population of 852,516 in 2012. Its metropolitan area, which extends over is the third-largest in France after Paris and Lyon, with a population of 1,831,500 as of 2010. Known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as ""Massalia"" (, ""Massalía""), Marseille"
"Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération The Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération is the ""Communauté d'agglomération"", a type of local government structure, covering the metropolitan area of the city of Mulhouse in the department of Haut-Rhin and the region of Grand Est, northeastern France. Its population was 277,999 in 2014, of which 112,812 in Mulhouse proper. The current president of the agglomeration community is Jean-Marie Bockel. The Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération covers 39 ""communes"": On behalf of its 39 communes, the agglomeration exercises responsibility for: Some of these responsibilities are subcontracted to the private sector. For example, the provision of the agglomeration's bus and tram network"
"Colmar Colmar (, ; Alsatian: ' ; German during 1871–1918 and 1940–1945: ') is the third-largest commune of the Alsace region in north-eastern France. It is the seat of the prefecture of the Haut-Rhin department and the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé. The town is situated on the Alsatian Wine Route and considers itself to be the ""capital of Alsatian wine"" (""""). The city is renowned for its well-preserved old town, its numerous architectural landmarks, and its museums, among which is the Unterlinden Museum, with the ""Isenheim Altarpiece"". Colmar was founded in the 9th century and is mentioned as ""Columbarium Fiscum"" by"
"Valence (city) Valence (; ) is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Drôme department and within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhône, about south of Lyon, along the railway line that runs from Paris to Marseille. It is the 5th largest city in the region by its population, with 62,481 registered inhabitants in 2012 (127,559 inhabitants in the ). The city of Valence is divided into four cantons. Its inhabitants are called ""Valentinois"". Located in the heart of the , Valence is often referred to as ""the door to the"
"include ""saucisson de Lyon"" (sausage), andouillette, coq au vin, esox (pike) quenelle, ""gras double"" (tripe cooked with onions), ""salade lyonnaise"" (lettuce with bacon, croûtons and a poached egg), marrons glacés and cardoon ""au gratin"". Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes (; Arpitan: """"; ; ) is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris. Rhône-Alpes has the"
"Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ""Unterelsàss"") is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means ""Lower Rhine"", however, geographically speaking it belongs to the Upper Rhine region. It is the more populous and densely populated of the two departments of the traditional Alsace region, with 1,112,815 inhabitants in 2014. The prefecture and the General Council are based in Strasbourg. The INSEE and Post Code is 67. The inhabitants of the department are known as ""Bas-Rhinois"" or ""Bas-Rhinoises"". The Rhine has always been of great historical and economic importance to the area,"
"Nancy, France Nancy (; ) is the capital of the north-eastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, and formerly the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, and then the French province of the same name. The metropolitan area of Nancy had a population of 434,565 inhabitants at the 2011 census, making it the 20th largest urban area in France. The population of the city of Nancy proper was 104,321 in 2014. The motto of the city is ""Non inultus premor"", Latin for ""I'm not touched with impunity""—a reference to the thistle, which is a symbol of Lorraine. Place Stanislas, a large square"
"Lorraine. The merger has been, and still is, strongly opposed by some groups in Alsace, and a large majority of Alsatians. The territorial reform law allows new regions to choose the seat of the regional councils, but specifically made Strasbourg the seat of the Grand Est regional council—a move to appease the region's politicians. The region has an official population of 5,554,645 (municipal population on 1 January 2014). The regional council has limited administrative authority, mostly concerning the promotion of the region's economy and financing educational and cultural activities. The regional council has no legislative authority. The seat of the"
"Arles Arles (; Provençal in both classical and Mistralian norms; ""Arelate"" in Classical Latin) is a city and commune in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the former province of Provence. A large part of the Camargue is located on the territory of the commune, making it the largest commune in Metropolitan France in terms of territory (though Maripasoula, French Guiana, is much larger). The city has a long history, and was of considerable importance in the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis. The Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles were listed"
"Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes (; Arpitan: """"; ; ) is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris. Rhône-Alpes has the sixth-largest economy of any European region. Rhône-Alpes is located in the east of France. To the north are the French regions of Bourgogne (Burgundy) and Franche-Comté, to the west it borders the region Auvergne,"
"castles and for the various beauties of its three main towns, in spite of severe destructions suffered throughout five centuries of wars between France and Germany. Alsace is furthermore famous for its vineyards (especially along the 170 km of the ""Route des Vins d'Alsace"" from Marlenheim to Thann) and the Vosges mountains with their thick and green forests and picturesque lakes. Most major car journeys are made on the A35 autoroute, which links Saint-Louis on the Swiss border to Lauterbourg on the German border. The A4 toll road (towards Paris) begins 20 km northwest of Strasbourg and the A36 toll"
"and of the European Parliament, of which it is the official seat. Strasbourg is considered the legislative and democratic capital of the European Union, while Brussels is considered the executive and administrative capital and Luxembourg the judiciary and financial capital. Strasbourg is the seat of the following organisations, among others: France and Germany have created a Eurodistrict straddling the Rhine, combining the Greater Strasbourg and the Ortenau district of Baden-Württemberg, with some common administration. It was established in 2005 and is fully functional since 2010. Sporting teams from Strasbourg are the Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (football), Strasbourg IG (basketball)"
"Amiens Amiens (; ) is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Hauts-de-France. The city had a population of 136,105 according to the 2006 census. It has one of the biggest university hospitals in France with a capacity of 1,200 beds. Amiens Cathedral, the tallest of the large, classic, Gothic churches of the 13th century and the largest in France of its kind, is a World Heritage Site. The author Jules Verne lived in Amiens from 1871 until his death in 1905, and served"
"Besançon Besançon (French and Arpitan: ; archaic , ) is the capital of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerland. Capital of the historic and cultural region of Franche-Comté, Besançon is home to the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regional council headquarters, and is an important administrative centre in the region. It is also the seat of one of the fifteen French ecclesiastical provinces and one of the two divisions of the French Army. In 2015 the city had a population of 116,676, in a"
"in Alsace for most of its history, the dominant language in Alsace today is French. The traditional language of the ""région"" is Alsatian, an Alemannic dialect of Upper German spoken on both sides of the Rhine and closely related to Swiss German. Some Frankish dialects of West Central German are also spoken in ""Alsace Bossue"" and in the extreme north of Alsace. Neither Alsatian nor the Frankish dialects have any form of official status, as is customary for regional languages in France, although both are now recognized as languages of France and can be chosen as subjects in lycées. Although"
"Alsace ""pays"", a structure aiming at developing the area. The town has had a council since 1292, when it was granted a constitution under the Holy Roman Empire. The constitution shaped the local political system until the French Revolution of 1789. Since then, the town has been administered as all the other communes of France. Its council currently comprises 33 councillors, whose number is defined by law according to the size of the population. The town also has a mayor elected by the councillors. Alsace in general is a stronghold of the French right. The main French right-wing party, The"
"plebiscite in 1860. Alsace-Lorraine was annexed by Germany in 1871 but became French again in 1918. Other alterations were made temporarily, by the occupying power, during the period of World War II. Modern Metropolitan France lies to a large extent, within clear limits of physical geography. Roughly half of its margin lies on sea coasts. In the south-west, its border lies among the peaks of the Pyrenees mountain range. Similarly, in the south-east it lies in part of the Alps. In the East it follows one or another of the Jura ranges until it reaches the River Rhine, which it"