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Alsace is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the eastern border of France, 
on the west bank of the Upper Rhine, adjacent to Germany and Switzerland. 

The name "Alsace" derives from the Germanic Ell-sass, meaning "Seated on the Ill", 
the Ill is a river in Alsace. 

Its capital and largest city is Strasbourg. 

Alsace, previously a part of the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation, 
changed hands between France and Germany several times between the 
17th and 20th century.

In the course of the 17th century, the entirety of Alsace was gradually annexed 
under kings Louis XIII and Louis XIV of France and made one of the provinces of France. 

Alsace is frequently (although now informally) mentioned in conjunction with Lorraine, 
because possession of these two régions (as Alsace-Lorraine) was often contested in the 
19th and 20th century, following a division among the successors of Charlemagne in the 9th century.

Although Alsace was a German dialect-speaking region for most of its history, 
today nearly all Alsatians speak French. 

About 25% of the local population is still fluent in the Alsatian language (as a mother tongue) 
or in German (as a second language). 

read full wikipedia reference about Alsace region of France

REGIONS OF FRANCE

Alsace
Aquitaine
Auvergne
Brittany
Burgundy
Centre
Champagne-Ardenne
Corsica
Franche-Comte
Ile-de-France
Languedoc-Roussillon
Limousin
Lorraine
Lower Normandy
Midi-Pyrenees
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Overseas
Pays de la Loire
Picardie
Poitou-Charentes
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Rhone-Alpes
Upper Normandy

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