Saint-Mihiel
Appearance
Saint-Mihiel | |
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![]() Entombment of Christ,sculpture byLigier Richier(16th century), in the Church of St Étienne, in Saint-Mihiel | |
Coordinates:48°53′21″N5°32′37″E/ 48.8892°N 5.5436°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Meuse |
Arrondissement | Commercy |
Canton | Saint-Mihiel |
Intercommunality | Sammiellois |
Government | |
• Mayor(2020–2026) | Xavier Cochet[1] |
Area 1 | 33 km2(13 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,924 |
• Density | 120/km2(310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 55463/55300 |
Elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Mihiel(French pronunciation:[sɛ̃mijɛl]) is acommunein theMeusedepartmentin theGrand Estregionin NortheasternFrance.[3]
Geography
[edit]Saint-Mihiel lies on the banks of the riverMeuse.
History
[edit]A Benedictine abbey was established here in 708 or 709 by Count Wulfoalde and his wife Adalsinde. The library, containing over 9,000 works, is still on the original site.
DuringWorld War I,Saint-Mihiel was captured by theGermansin 1914, and was recaptured during theBattle of Saint-Mihielby theAmerican Expeditionary Forces(AEF) from 12 September to 19 September 1918.
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 5,295 | — |
1975 | 5,572 | +0.73% |
1982 | 5,525 | −0.12% |
1990 | 5,367 | −0.36% |
1999 | 5,260 | −0.22% |
2007 | 4,816 | −1.10% |
2012 | 4,339 | −2.06% |
2017 | 4,112 | −1.07% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Features
[edit]Saint-Mihiel is known for its sculptures by Renaissance sculptorLigier Richier(1500–1567).
Saint-Mihiel serves both as the starting and ending point of the 2014 video gameValiant Hearts: The Great War.
See also
[edit]- Communes of the Meuse department
- Léopold Durand
- Sculptures by Ligier Richier
- List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in the area of the St Mihiel salient
References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires"(in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^"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.
External links
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