The arrondissement of Strasbourg (French: Arrondissement de Strasbourg; Alsatian: Arrondissement Strossburi) is an arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 33 communes.[2] Its population is 494,089 (2017),[3] and its area is 337.6 km2 (130.3 sq mi).[4]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Strasbourg are:[2]

History

The arrondissement of Strasbourg was created in 1800 and disbanded in 1871 (ceded to Germany).[5] In January 2015 it was recreated from the former arrondissement of Strasbourg-Ville and 32 communes from the former arrondissement of Strasbourg-Campagne.[6]

References

48°36′N 7°42′E / 48.6°N 7.7°E / 48.6; 7.7