Saint-Avold

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Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Avold

(2020–2026) René Steiner^[1]Area

35.48 km² (13.70 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

15,045 • Density420/km² (1,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

57606 /57500

Elevation215–383 m (705–1,257 ft)¹ French 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 a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3]

It is situated twenty-eight miles (45 km) east of Metz, France and seventeen miles (27 km) 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

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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

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.^[5]

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).^[6]

Climate data for Saint-Avold
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)
Average precipitation cm (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

Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Dudweiler, a borough of Saarbrücken, Germany
Włocławek, Poland

Notable people

Louis Aloyse Risse (1850–1925), engineer born in Saint-Avold who designed the Grand Concourse in the Bronx in New York.
Erich Isselhorst, (1906–1948), Nazi war criminal, executed in Strasbourg in 1948
Adrienne Thomas (1897–1980), novelist.
Umut Bozok, (1996–), footballer

Sister city

Fayetteville has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:

Fayetteville, N.C., Grand Est, France^[8]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". 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.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on July 6, 2013.
^ "Interactive City Directory". Sister Cities International. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.