Saint-Avold
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Saint-Avold | |
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 Eastern end of Abbey of Saint-Nabor | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Avold  | |
  Saint-Avold  Saint-Avold | |
| Coordinates:49°06′16″N6°42′24″E/ 49.10444°N 6.70667°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle |
| Canton | Saint-Avold |
| Intercommunality | CA Saint-Avold Synergie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | René Steiner[1] |
| Area 1 | 35.48 km2(13.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 15,045 |
| • Density | 420/km2(1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57606/57500 |
| Elevation | 215–383 m (705–1,257 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Avold(French pronunciation:[sɛ̃.t‿avɔld];German:Sankt Avold;Lorraine Franconian:Sänt Avuur) is acommunein theMoselledepartmentinGrand Estin north-easternFrance.[3]
It is situated twenty-eight miles (45 km) east ofMetz,France and seventeen miles (27 km) southwest ofSaarbrücken,Germany.
History
[edit]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-centurymonastery.Gradually a complex developed after it received the relics ofSaint Nabor,and the church was rebuilt in the eighteenth century, in part followingBaroquestyle. It was designated as abasilica.
During theFrench 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 duringWorld War II,but much of the church has been restored.
TheSaint-Avold Synagogueis aJewishsynagoguenear Place Paul-Collin. The current synagogue building, completed in 1956, replaces a nearby synagogue which was also destroyed during World War II.
Population
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info onPhabricatorand onMediaWiki.org. |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 16,280 | — |
| 1975 | 17,955 | +1.41% |
| 1982 | 16,485 | −1.21% |
| 1990 | 16,533 | +0.04% |
| 1999 | 16,922 | +0.26% |
| 2007 | 16,611 | −0.23% |
| 2012 | 16,349 | −0.32% |
| 2017 | 15,483 | −1.08% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Lorraine American Cemetery
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Just north of the town is the site of Europe's largest United States'World War IImilitary cemetery, the Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, with the graves of 10,489 American soldiers who died duringWorld War II.Most of the men were killed during the United States' drive to expel German forces from the fortress city ofMetztoward theSiegfried Lineand theRhine River.The soldiers were mostly from theU.S. Seventh Army's Infantry and Armored divisions and its cavalry groups.[5]
Climate
[edit]Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. TheKöppen Climate Classificationsubtype for this climate is "Cfb"(Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[6]
| Climate data for Saint-Avold | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4 (39) |
6 (42) |
11 (52) |
15 (59) |
19 (67) |
22 (72) |
24 (76) |
24 (75) |
21 (69) |
15 (59) |
9 (48) |
4 (40) |
14 (58) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2 (29) |
−2 (29) |
1 (34) |
4 (40) |
8 (46) |
11 (52) |
13 (55) |
13 (55) |
10 (50) |
6 (42) |
2 (36) |
−1 (31) |
6 (42) |
| Averageprecipitationcm (inches) | 5.1 (2) |
4.1 (1.6) |
4.8 (1.9) |
4.6 (1.8) |
5.1 (2) |
5.8 (2.3) |
6.9 (2.7) |
6.4 (2.5) |
5.6 (2.2) |
6.6 (2.6) |
6.1 (2.4) |
6.4 (2.5) |
67 (26.4) |
| Source: Weatherbase[7] | |||||||||||||
Sister cities
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Notable people
[edit]- Louis Aloyse Risse (1850–1925), engineer born in Saint-Avold who designed theGrand Concoursein theBronxin New York.
- Erich Isselhorst,(1906–1948), Nazi war criminal, executed in Strasbourg in 1948
- Adrienne Thomas(1897–1980), novelist.
- Umut Bozok,(1996–), footballer
See also
[edit]Sister city
[edit]Saint-Avold has onesister city,as designated bySister Cities International:
References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^INSEE commune file
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
- ^"Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial",American Battle Monument Commission
- ^Climate Summary for Saint-Avold, France
- ^ "Weatherbase".Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on July 6, 2013.
- ^"Interactive City Directory".Sister Cities International.Archived fromthe originalon 2 April 2015.Retrieved17 March2015.
External links
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- History of Saint Avold
- Saint-Avold, France Web site
- Photo of Saint Nabor Basilica
- Sociéte d'Histoire du Pays Naborien
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