Private company

Crédit Industriel d'Alsace et de Lorraine

Former French bank

The Crédit Industriel d'Alsace et de Lorraine (CIAL, lit. 'Industrial Credit [Bank] of Alsace and Lorraine') was a bank in France, based in Strasbourg. It resulted from the acquisition in 1931 of the Banque d'Alsace et de Lorraine by the Société Alsacienne de Crédit Industriel et Commercial (SACIC, est.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1919Founded1
  • Industryfinancial service activities, except insurance and pension funding1
  • HeadquartersStrasbourg1
BAL Strasbourg
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The Crédit Industriel d'Alsace et de Lorraine (CIAL, lit. 'Industrial Credit [Bank] of Alsace and Lorraine') was a bank in France, based in Strasbourg. It resulted from the acquisition in 1931 of the Banque d'Alsace et de Lorraine by the Société Alsacienne de Crédit Industriel et Commercial (SACIC, est.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Banque d'Alsace et de Lorraine1

Timeline

  1. 1919Founded Founded1