Alsace (/ælˈsæs/, US also /ælˈseɪs, ˈælsæs/; French: [alzas]; Low Alemannic German/Alsatian: Elsàss [ˈɛlsɑs]; German: Elsass [ˈɛlzas]; Latin: Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had a population of 1,898,533. Alsatian culture is characterized by a blend of Germanic and French influences.