The name Alsace can be traced to the Old High German Ali-saz or Elisaz, meaning "foreign domain". An alternative explanation is from a Germanic Ell-sass, meaning "seated on the Ill", a river in Alsace.

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In prehistoric times, Alsace was inhabited by nomadic hunters. Later the province became a diffuse border region between the French and the German cultures and languages. After the end

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Topography
Alsace has an area of 8,283 km , making it the smallest région of metropolitan France. It is almost four times

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Demographics
Alsace's population increased to 1,872,949 in 2014. 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.

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Alsace historically was part of the Holy Roman Empire and the German realm of culture. Since the 17th century, the region has passed between

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According to the Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE), Alsace had a gross domestic product of 44.3 billion

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Since 2021, Alsace is a territorial collectivity called the European Collectivity of Alsace (collectivité européenne d'Alsace).

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