Climate Type
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Semi-continental with strong amplitudes, microclimat sunny and dry.
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Average temperature
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Summer:18°c, Winter: 2°c.
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Average sunshine
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During summer levels of sunshine are comparable to those seen in the towns of southern France.
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Average rainfall
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Summer: 72mm, Winter: 35mm.
Equivalent to 550 mm per year in Colmar the second dryest town of France.
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Quantity
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Alsace consists of 1 817 000 inhabitants.
Population estimation by 2030: increase of 12% to reach 2 millions inhabitants.
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Population density
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209 inhabitants per sq.km compared to the total of France of 108,2 inhabitants per sq.km.
Alsace is the 3rd french region with the biggest density.
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Population age range
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30,8 % of the population is 25 years old or less.
18,3% of population is 60 years old or more.
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Etrangers
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Alsace region accounts for about 130 000 étrangers, the equivalent of 7,4% of the total regional population and 4% of the total foreigners in all France.
Alsace is the 6th region of France for number of foreigners.
German nationaly represents 16 000 people.
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Housing Stock
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More than 807 000 habitations in Alsace.
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Second homes
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Total number of second homes are equivalent to 2,4% of all housing.
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Current Trend
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1,4% of additionnal habitation every year, one of the biggest expansion in France.
Residential housing stock increase two times more quickly than population growth in Alsace.
This is equivalent to an increase of 30% for habitation versus 12% for population by 2030.
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Ownership
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62,84% of owners among all housing.
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Average Property prices
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Haut Rhin: Sale=2002,7 €/m² Rent= 8,47 €/m²/month.
Bas Rhin:Sale= 2577,6 € /m², Rent=9,64 €/ m²/month.
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Surface area
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Urban areas account for 81% of all Alsace.
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Quantity of inhabitants
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Urban areas account for 93% of all Alsace inhabitants.
Alsace is the 3rd French region the most urbanized.
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Regional Capital
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Strasbourg with more than 263 941 inhabitants.
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Mains urban areas
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Mulhouse(+ 110000 inhabitants), Colmar(+65 000 inhabitants).
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Surface area
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Rural areas account for 19% of all Alsace.
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Quantity of inhabitants
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Rural areas account for 7% of inhabitants.
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Mains rural areas
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Fessenheim(+ 2000 inhabitants), Rhinau (+ 2300 inhabitants).
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