Its economic fabric, with its particularly competitive production sectors – agrifood industries, industrial and agricultural machinery, automotive industry, chemical and pharmaceutical products, metallurgical and mechanical products – make it the 2nd largest exporting region after Île-de-France and the first in volume per capita. With more than 5.5 million inhabitants in a vast area of 57,441 km² and a strategic position in the heart of Europe, the Région Grand Est came into being on 1 January 2016 from the merger between Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine, and has a remarkable potential for development and attractiveness.Įasily accessible from the major European hubs as well as on a wider international scale, it is an open region firmly anchored in national, European and global trade dynamics. 30% of the population is aged under 25 years. It is the 2nd largest industrial region in France. The Région Grand Est has 5 urban areas with more than 250,000 inhabitants : Metz, Mulhouse, Nancy, Reims and Strasbourg. Places to preserve and explore to learn and transmit. With its 27 Regional Nature Reserves (RNR), the Région Grand Est has natural treasures that have become real places of environmental education. With almost 80% of its land dedicated to agriculture and forestry, the region ranks first in the national ranking for its agricultural and agrifood products (1st regional employer) and for the number of jobs in the wood industry.īoasting remarkable natural areas, 6 Regional Nature Parks cover 15% of the region. The largest French region in terms of the number of municipalities, the Région Grand Est is characterised by its rural character with 5,121 municipalities, of which 91% have fewer than 2,000 inhabitants.
Profoundly European, the Région Grand Est is the only region in France to be bordered by 4 countries: Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.
5,559,051 inhabitants or 8.4% of the French population. It has 10 departments : Ardennes, Aube, Collectivité européenne d’Alsace (Haut-Rhin et Bas Rhin), Haute-Marne, Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle and Vosges. From Strasbourg in the East to Nogent-sur-Seine in the West, the Région Grand Est covers 57,441 km².
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