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Alsatian culture

Alsace
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Flag of Alsace
Flag
Coat of arms of Alsace
Coat of arms
Location of Alsace
Country France
Administrative region Grand Est
Prefecture Strasbourg
Departments
Area
 • Total 8,280 km2 (3,200 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 1,872,949
Demonym(s) Alsatian
ISO 3166 code FR-A

Alsace (/ælˈsæs, -ˈss, ˈælsæs, -ss/,French: [alzas] (About this sound listen); Alsatian: ’s Elsass [ˈɛlsɑs]; German: Elsass[ˈɛlzas] (About this sound listen); Latin: Alsatia) is a cultural and historical region in eastern France now located in the administrative region of Grand Est. Alsace is located on France's eastern border and on the west bank of the upper Rhine adjacent to Germany and Switzerland.


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