Eurométropole de Strasbourg

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 population was 494,089 in 2017, of which 280,966 in Strasbourg proper.[2] The annual budget of the métropole is €1.337 billion (2019).[3]

Eurométropole de Strasbourg
Métropole
Map of the Eurométropole de Strasbourg
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
No. of communes33
EstablishedDecember 4, 1967
SeatStrasbourg
Government
 • PresidentPia Imbs
 • Term of office2020-2026
Area
 • Total339.64 km2 (131.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total494,089
 • Density1,455/km2 (3,770/sq mi)
Websitestrasbourg.eu

History

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]

Communes

The 33 communes of the métropole are, with number of inhabitants (population municipale) on 1 January 2017:[2]

  1. Achenheim: 2,123
  2. Bischheim; 17,093
  3. Blaesheim; 1,316
  4. Breuschwickersheim: 1,253
  5. Eckbolsheim; 6,857
  6. Eckwersheim; 1,328
  7. Entzheim; 2,390
  8. Eschau; 5,303
  9. Fegersheim; 5,737
  10. Geispolsheim; 7,540
  11. Hangenbieten: 1,554
  12. Hœnheim; 11,215
  13. Holtzheim; 3,656
  14. Illkirch-Graffenstaden; 26,780
  15. Kolbsheim: 948
  16. Lampertheim; 3,272
  17. Lingolsheim; 18,324
  18. Lipsheim; 2,600
  19. Mittelhausbergen; 1,984
  20. Mundolsheim; 4,731
  21. Niederhausbergen; 1,590
  22. Oberhausbergen; 5,381
  23. Oberschaeffolsheim; 2,301
  24. Osthoffen: 825
  25. Ostwald; 12,604
  26. Plobsheim; 4,443
  27. Reichstett; 4,418
  28. Schiltigheim; 31,894
  29. Souffelweyersheim; 8,001
  30. Strasbourg; 280,966
  31. Vendenheim; 5,664
  32. La Wantzenau; 5,841
  33. Wolfisheim; 4,157

References
  1. "Décret n° 2014-1603 du 23 décembre 2014 portant création de la métropole dénommée « Eurométropole de Strasbourg » | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  2. "Populations légales en vigueur à compter du 1er janvier 2020" (PDF). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. "Projet de budget primitif, exercice 2020". Eurométropole de Strasbourg. p. 4. Retrieved 16 January 2020.


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