Its headquarters were in Place du Quartier Blanc in Strasbourg.

It was replaced, together with the departmental council of Haut-Rhin, by the Assembly of Alsace on January 1, 2021, following the creation of the European Collectivity of Alsace.

[1] The members of the Bas-Rhin departmental council retained their mandate within the new Alsace assembly.

[2] The last president of the departmental council was Frédéric Bierry.

[3][4] The Council consists of 46 members (departmental councilors) elected from the 23 cantons of Bas-Rhin.