ALSACE INFORMATION
ALSACE Topography
Alsace has an area of 8,283 km², making it the smallest region of metropolitan France. It is almost four times longer than it is wide, corresponding to a plain between the Rhine in the east and the Vosges mountains in the west.
It includes the departments of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin (known previously as Sundgau and Nordgau). It borders Germany on the north and the east, Switzerland and Franche-Comté on the south, and Lorraine on the west.
Several valleys are also found in the region. Its highest point is the Grand Ballon in Haut-Rhin, which reaches a height of 1426 m.
ALSACE Climate
Alsace has a semi-continental climate with cold and dry winters and hot summers. There is little 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 just 550 mm, making it ideal for vin d'Alsace (Alsatian wine).
ALSACE Demographics
Alsace's population increased to 1,829,000 in 2007. It has regularly increased over time, except in wartime, by both natural growth and migration. This growth has even accelerated at the end of the 20th century. INSEE estimates that its population will grow 12.9% to 19.5% between 1999 and 2030.
With a density of 221/km², Alsace is the third most densely populated region in metropolitan France.
ALSACE Main cities
Strasbourg (Region capital), Colmar, Mulhouse
ALSACE Wine
Produced in the Alsace region of France (North-East of France). The vineyards, extending on low hills at the foot of the Vosges mountains, are not situated higher than 200 to 400 metres, and benefit from a good exposure to the sun. The climate, semi-continental, rather dry and sunny, helps ripening rich and sweet grapes. The soils are varied, granite, schist, gneiss, sandstone, limestone, and give to each wine its character, complex and unique. See all the french map of wine and the Alsace wine map.
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