Alsace

Economy

According to INSEE, Alsace had a gross domestic product of 44.3 billion euros in 2002. With a GDP per capita of 24,804 €, it was the second-place région of France, losing only to Île-de-France. 68% of its jobs are in the services; 25% are in industry, making Alsace one of France's most industrialized régions.

Related Topics:
INSEE - Gross domestic product - Île-de-France - Service - Industry - Industrialized

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Alsace is a region of varied economic activity, inluding:

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• viticulture (mostly in the centre of the region, between Sélestat and Colmar);
• hop harvesting and brewing (half of French beer is produced in Alsace, especially in the vicinity of Strasbourg, notably in Cronenbourg, Schiltigheim and Obernai);
• forestry development
• automobile industry (Mulhouse)
• life sciences, as part of the Alsace Biovalley and
• tourism
• Alsace has many international ties and 35% of firms are foreign companies (notably German, Swiss, American, Japanese and Scandinavian).
• 570 million tonnes of potassium chloride and phosphates have been mined in the past century and a museum of the industry can be found in Wittelsheim.