Strasbourg (/ˈstræzbɜːrɡ/, French pronunciation: ​[stʁaz.buʁ, stʁas.buʁ]; Alsatian: Strossburi; German: Straßburg, [ˈʃtʁaːsbʊɐ̯k]) is the capital and largest city of the Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine (ACAL) region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace were historically predominantly Alemannic-speaking, hence the city's Germanic name. In 2013, the city proper had 275,718 inhabitants, Eurométropole de Strasbourg (Greater Strasbourg) had 475,934 inhabitants and the Arrondissement of Strasbourg had 482,384 inhabitants. With a population of 768,868 in 2012, Strasbourg's metropolitan area (only the part of the metropolitan area on French territory) is the ninth largest in France and home to 13% of the ACAL region's inhabitants. The transnational Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau had a population of 915,000 inhabitants in 2014. COUNT 8
QSN1 What is the population of Strasbourg in 2012? ANS1 768,868 QSN2 What is the population of the transnational Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau in 2014? ANS2 915,000 QSN3 What is the predominant language in the region of Alace? ANS3 Alemannic QSN4 What is the largest city in the ACAL region of France? ANS4 Straßburg QSN5 Strasbourg has an official seat in what parliament? ANS5 European QSN6 Strasbourg has an official seat in what Parliament? ANS6 European QSN7 What is the predominant language in Asace? ANS7 Alemannic QSN8 What kind of name is Strasbourg? ANS8 Germanic