Saint-Avold

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FieldValue
nameSaint-Avold
commune statusCommune
imageAbbatiale Chevet.jpg
captionEastern end of Abbey of Saint-Nabor
image coat of armsBlason ville fr Saint-Avold 57.svg
arrondissementForbach-Boulay-Moselle
cantonSaint-Avold
INSEE57606
postal code57500
mayorRené Steiner
term2020–2026
intercommunalityCA Saint-Avold Synergie
coordinates
elevation min m215
elevation max m383
area km235.48
population
population date
population footnotes
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Saint-Avold (; ; Lorraine Franconian: Sänt Avuur) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

It is situated 28 mi east of Metz, France and 17 mi southwest of Saarbrücken, Germany.

History

The Saint-Avold area has frequently suffered invasions and since the nineteenth century has been controlled alternately by German and French authorities.

The original Abbey of Saint Nabor began as an oratory for a sixth-century monastery. Gradually a complex developed after it received the relics of Saint Nabor, and the church was rebuilt in the eighteenth century, in part following Baroque style. It was designated as a basilica.

During the French Revolution, the monastery and church suffered extensive damage; the cloisters were destroyed. The ancient parish church was sacrificed in exchange for keeping Saint Nabor. The abbey also suffered bombing damage during World War II, but much of the church has been restored.

The Saint-Avold Synagogue is a Jewish synagogue near Place Paul-Collin. The current synagogue building, completed in 1956, replaces a nearby synagogue which was also destroyed during World War II.

Population

|source = INSEE |percentages = pagr |align = none |graph-pos = right |1968 |16280 |1975 |17955 |1982 |16485 |1990 |16533 |1999 |16922 |2007 |16611 |2012 |16349 |2017 |15483

Lorraine American Cemetery

Main article: Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial

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Just north of the town is the site of Europe's largest United States' World War II military cemetery, the Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, with the graves of 10,489 American soldiers who died during World War II. Most of the men were killed during the United States' drive to expel German forces from the fortress city of Metz toward the Siegfried Line and the Rhine River. The soldiers were mostly from the U.S. Seventh Army's Infantry and Armored divisions and its cavalry groups.

Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate). |location = Saint-Avold |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan high F = 39 |Feb high F = 42 |Mar high F = 52 |Apr high F = 59 |May high F = 67 |Jun high F = 72 |Jul high F = 76 |Aug high F = 75 |Sep high F = 69 |Oct high F = 59 |Nov high F = 48 |Dec high F = 40 |year high F = 58 |Jan low F = 29 |Feb low F = 29 |Mar low F = 34 |Apr low F = 40 |May low F = 46 |Jun low F = 52 |Jul low F = 55 |Aug low F = 55 |Sep low F = 50 |Oct low F = 42 |Nov low F = 36 |Dec low F = 31 |year low F = 42 |Jan precipitation inch = 2 |Feb precipitation inch = 1.6 |Mar precipitation inch = 1.9 |Apr precipitation inch = 1.8 |May precipitation inch = 2 |Jun precipitation inch = 2.3 |Jul precipitation inch = 2.7 |Aug precipitation inch = 2.5 |Sep precipitation inch = 2.2 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.6 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.4 |Dec precipitation inch = 2.5 |year precipitation inch = 26.4 |source 1 = Weatherbase |url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=125541&cityname=Saint-Avold- |publisher=Weatherbase |title=Weatherbase.com |year=2013 Retrieved on July 6, 2013. |date=July 2013

Sister cities

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Notable people

Sister city

Saint-Avold has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:

References

References

  1. (2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
  2. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/57606-saint-avold INSEE commune file]
  3. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-57606#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
  4. [http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/lorraine-american-cemetery "Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial"], American Battle Monument Commission
  5. [http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=125541&cityname=Saint-Avold%2C+Lorraine%2C+France&units= Climate Summary for Saint-Avold, France]
  6. "Interactive City Directory". [[Sister Cities International]].

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