The European Collectivity of Alsace ( French : Collectivité européenne d'Alsace ; Alsatian : D'Europäischa Gebiatskärwerschàft Elsàss ; German : Europäische Gebietskörperschaft Elsass ) is a territorial collectivity in the Alsace region of France . On 1 January 2021, the departments of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin merged to form a territorial collectivity, but remained part of the Grand Est region. The creation of this new entity was approved by the French Parliament on 25 July 2019 and Law 2019-816, which delimits its powers, was promulgated on 2 August 2019.
16-1090: (Redirected from Alsace Regional Council ) Regional legislature in France Not to be confused with Assembly of Alsace . Regional Council of Alsace Conseil régional d'Alsace ( French ) [REDACTED] Logo of the Council History Disbanded 31 December 2015 Succeeded by Regional Council of Grand Est Leadership President Philippe Richert , UMP 2010-2015 Meeting place [REDACTED] Hôtel de la région Alsace, Strasbourg Politics of Alsace [REDACTED] European Collectivity of Alsace President: Frédéric Bierry Assembly of Alsace Departments Bas-Rhin Haut-Rhin Elections Political parties Regions of France Politics of France Politics of
32-723: A Popular Movement 18 Socialist Party 8 National Front 8 Union for French Democracy 7 The Greens 4 Miscellaneous right 2 1998 [ edit ] Party Seats National Front 13 Union for French Democracy 9 Socialist Party 8 Rally for the Republic 7 Miscellaneous right 3 Alsace d'Abord 3 Femmes d'Alsace 2 Independent Ecological Movement 1 The Greens 1 1992 [ edit ] Party Seats Rally for
48-565: Is also strategically positioned at the intersection of two high-speed rail lines, thanks to the LGV Est européenne and the LGV Rhin-Rhône. The European Collectivity of Alsace could play a role in reopening cross-border rail lines between Haguenau and Rastatt, and between Colmar and Vieux-Brisach . The Rhine River is Europe's primary navigable waterway. The Central Commission for the Navigation of
64-520: Is the deliberative assembly which has administered the European Collectivity of Alsace (CEA) since 1 January 2021. The law of 2 August 2019 relating to the competences of the CEA specifies that until the next renewal of the departmental councils, the assembly of Alsace would be composed of all the departmental councilors of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin . Ordinance No. 2020-1304 indicates that
80-736: The Constitution of France , Law 2019-816 contains provisions to promote regional languages in schools. The collectivity will also be tasked with creating a Committee related to the Alsatian language and culture, with a focus on the German language spoken in Alsace. This last provision is closely related to Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 of the Aachen Treaty . The A35 motorway runs through Alsace from south to north, covering approximately 180 km. This non-toll motorway
96-549: The European Union European Parliament elections Constituency Related topics Politics of France Politics of Germany Politics of the European Union [REDACTED] v t e The Regional Council of Alsace ( French : Conseil régional d'Alsace , Alsatian : Regionalrööt vum Elsass ) was the regional council of
112-555: The French region of Alsace from 1982 to 2015. As a result of reforms , the administrative region of Alsace merged with two other regions to form Grand Est , effective 1 January 2016, at which point the regional councils of Alsace, Lorraine , and Champagne-Ardenne were superseded by the Regional Council of Grand Est . Composition (by party) [ edit ] 2004 [ edit ] Party Seats Union for
128-1447: The Holy See ) ( Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg ) ( Lorraine : Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz ) Protestantism : Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine : Lutheranism : Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine Calvinism : Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine Jewish consistories : Strasbourg Colmar ( Lorraine : Metz ) Law Local law in Alsace-Moselle Concordat in Alsace-Moselle Administrative divisions Capital: Strasbourg Bas-Rhin ( Unterelsaß ) Arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg Arrondissement of Molsheim Arrondissement of Saverne Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein Arrondissement of Strasbourg Haut-Rhin ( Oberelsaß ) Arrondissement of Altkirch Arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé Arrondissement of Mulhouse Arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller Politics Regional Council of Alsace (1982–2015) Alsace independence movement Assembly of Alsace (2021-) Alsace in
144-1427: The European Union Other countries v t e Part of a series on Alsace [REDACTED] Rot un Wiss , traditional flag of Alsace History Germania Superior ( Pagus Alsatiae ) (83–475) Alemanni (circa 213–496) Alamannia (3rd-century–911) Duchy of Alsace (circa 630–699) Treaty of Verdun (843) Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg (982–1803) County of Ferrette (11th-century–14th-century) Salm (1165−1793) Landgraviate of Alsace (1186–1646) Lower Alsace Upper Alsace Further Austria (13th-century–1648) Décapole (1354–1679) County of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1456–1736) Upper Rhenish Circle (1500–1679) Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine (1871–1918) Gau Baden-Elsaß (1940–1945) Alsace (1945–2016) Grand Est (2016–) European Collectivity of Alsace (2021-) Culture Coat of arms Flag Anthem People Language Demographics Musée alsacien ( Hagenau | Strasbourg ) Religion according to Concordat in Alsace-Moselle (1801): (including Lorraine ) Catholic Church Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Strasbourg ( Immediately subject to
160-468: The French parliament voted to merge several administrative regions , reducing their number from 22 to 18. Alsace has an intermediary status: its competencies are those of a department , plus some of the competencies of a region . As a result, Alsace is less autonomous than Corsica or the overseas departments and regions . While French is the sole official language of the country according to Article 2 of
176-818: The Republic - Union for French Democracy 20 National Front 9 The Greens 6 Socialist Party 6 Alsace d'Abord 2 Femmes d'Alsace 1 Ecology Generation 3 1986 [ edit ] Party Seats Rally for the Republic - Union for French Democracy 27 Socialist Party 11 National Front 7 The Greens 2 Former presidents [ edit ] Main article: List of presidents of Alsace André Bord (1974–1976) Pierre Schiélé (1976–1980) Marcel Rudloff (1980–1996) Adrien Zeller (1996–2009) André Reichardt (2009–2010) Philippe Richert (2010–2015) References [ edit ] ^ "Presentation of
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#1732851673083192-507: The address of the community is located temporarily on Place du Quartier Blanc in Strasbourg . Its first plenary session was held on 2 January 2021 in Colmar , where the 80 elected officials sat until the departmental elections of June 2021 . The plenary session of 27 September 2021 confirmed Strasbourg as the seat of the community and Colmar for the holding of the assemblies (with the exception of
208-503: The construction of the first railway lines as early as 1839. Today, the rail network offers dense coverage of the region. The Strasbourg to Basel line, known as the "Plain of Alsace Line," is serviced by regional trains (TER) running at speeds of up to 200 km/h. This line, along with the Alsatian portion of the Paris-Strasbourg line, forms part of an important transport corridor connecting Switzerland , Luxembourg , and Belgium . Alsace
224-2257: The region" . Grand Est - EN . Retrieved 2022-07-01 . ^ "Décret n° 2016-1262 du 28 septembre 2016 portant fixation du nom de la région Grand Est" . www.legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). 2016-09-28 . Retrieved 2022-07-01 . v t e Regional Councils of France Current regional councils (since 2016) Metropolitan regions Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Brittany Centre-Val de Loire Corsica Grand Est Hauts-de-France Île-de-France Normandy Nouvelle-Aquitaine Occitania Pays de la Loire Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Overseas regions French Guiana Guadeloupe Martinique Mayotte Réunion Former regional councils (1982–2015) Metropolitan regions Alsace Aquitaine Auvergne Burgundy Brittany Centre Champagne-Ardenne Corsica Franche-Comté Île-de-France Languedoc-Roussillon Limousin Lorraine Midi-Pyrénées [ fr ] Nord-Pas-de-Calais Lower Normandy [ fr ] Upper Normandy [ fr ] Pays de la Loire Picardy Poitou-Charentes Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Rhône-Alpes Overseas regions French Guiana Guadeloupe Martinique Mayotte Réunion Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Regional_Council_of_Alsace&oldid=1251503355 " Categories : Politics of Alsace Former Regional Councils of France Hidden categories: CS1 French-language sources (fr) Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles containing French-language text Infobox legislature with background color Articles containing Alemannic German-language text Articles containing Alsatian-language text Assembly of Alsace The Assembly of Alsace ( French : Assemblée d'Alsace , Alsatian : Versammlung vum Elsàss )
240-483: The vote on the budget). Frédéric Bierry ( LR ) has been the president of the assembly since January 2021. European Collectivity of Alsace Alsatian voters had already voted in favour of the creation of a single territorial collectivity in a referendum in 2013 ; however, in the less populous of the two departments, Haut-Rhin, a majority of voters had rejected the proposal. The original Region of Alsace, created in 1956, ceased to exist on 1 January 2016, when
256-655: Was transferred from the state to the European Collectivity of Alsace on January 1, 2021, except for the section passing through the Strasbourg Eurometropolis . Alsace is also served by two major east-west axes: the A4 motorway (Paris - Strasbourg), operated by Sanef, and the A36 motorway (Beaune - Mulhouse), operated by APRR. Alsace was one of the pioneering regions in railway development, with Nicolas Koechlin beginning
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