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The history of Alsace has been influenced by the Rhine and its tributaries, a favorable climate, fertile loess soils, and the region's relative accessibility through and around the Vosges. It was first inhabited by early modern humans during the Paleolithic.
Although Alsace has been part of France multiple times in the past, the region had no direct connection with the French state for several centuries. From the end of the Roman Empire (5th century) to the French annexation (17th century), Alsace was politically part of the German world.
The Province of Alsace (Province d'Alsace) was an administrative region of the Kingdom of France and one of the many provinces formed in the late 1600s. In 1648, the Landgraviate of Upper-Alsace was absorbed into the Kingdom of France and subsequently became the Province of Alsace, which it remain an integral part of for almost 150 years. In 1790, as a result of the decree dividing France into ...
Explore the history of Alsace, the region at the heart of Europe, and see how it has shaped the continent and influenced France and Germany we see today.
Localisation du mouvement. À partir de la fin du XVe siècle, et dans la première moitié du XVIe siècle, l'Alsace est le théâtre de révoltes populaires dans les campagnes afin d'obtenir les mêmes franchises que les populations urbaines.
L'Alsace possède une forte identité culturelle, à la fois française et germanique. Durant l'époque contemporaine, la nation contrôlant l'Alsace, la France ou l'Allemagne, a cherché à effacer les liens historiques et culturels la reliant à l'autre nation.
25 wrz 2024 · Alsace, historical region and former région of France, incorporated since January 2016 into the région of Grand Est. As an administrative entity, it encompassed the départements of Haut-Rhin (“Upper Rhine”) and Bas-Rhin (“Lower Rhine”) and was bounded by the régions of Lorraine to the west and Franche-Comté to the southwest.
