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Upper Rhine region
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A European crossroads
The Upper Rhine, a cross-border region spanning France, Germany, and Switzerland, is a key area at the heart of Europe, driven by its strategic geographic location and economic vitality.
It offers a unique living environment and hub for exchange, where borders fade away to make way for rich and innovative cross-border cooperation.
Transport
Whether through its major transport routes, its cultural diversity, or its dynamic economic fabric, this region is a true engine for Europe.
Economy
The Upper Rhine stands out as one of Europe's top-performing regions, thanks to Strasbourg, Basel, Karlsruhe, and Freiburg im Breisgau.
Each excels in a key area:
- European institutions
- pharmaceutical and chemical industries
- technology and research
- renewable energy and quality of life.
The Upper Rhine economy is unique, generating a GDP of €291 billion, comparable to that of Hungary or Portugal.
With an average GDP per capita of €46,500, the Upper Rhine region ranks above the European average (€42,000 per capita). It is interesting to compare this figure with those of neighboring or similar regions, as shown in the graph below (source: Eurostat – 2022).
Land area
Covering an area of around 22,000 km², comparable to that of Slovenia, the Upper Rhine region stretches on both sides of the Rhine, Europe’s central river.
The Upper Rhine is twice as large as Île-de-France (21,500 km² compared with 12,011 km²)
Borders
The Upper Rhine area has a perimeter of 1,590 km and includes 440 km of internal borders.
