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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]

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Saint-Avold
Commune
Eastern end of Abbey of Saint-Nabor
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Avold
Saint-Avold Show map of France Saint-Avold Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°06′37″N 6°42′38″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  (Jan. 2019)[2]	15,415
• Density	430/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)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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]

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

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department

References

External links

• History of Saint Avold
• Saint-Avold, France Web site
• Photo of Saint Nabor Basilica
• Sociéte d'Histoire du Pays Naborien

На других языках

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[de] Saint-Avold

Vorlage:Infobox Gemeinde in Frankreich/Wartung/abweichendes Wappen in Wikidata

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- [en] Saint-Avold

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[es] Saint-Avold

Saint-Avold es una población y comuna francesa, en la región de Lorena, departamento de Mosela, en el distrito de Forbach y cantones de Saint-Avold-1 y Saint-Avold-2.

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[fr] Saint-Avold

Saint-Avold [sɛ̃t‿avɔld][1] est une commune française située dans le département de la Moselle, en Lorraine, au sein de la nouvelle entité administrative Grand Est.

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[it] Saint-Avold

Saint-Avold (in tedesco Sankt Avold, in lorenese Sänt Avuur) è un comune francese di 16.753 abitanti situato nel dipartimento della Mosella nella regione del Grand Est.

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[ru] Сент-Авольд

Сент-Аво́льд (фр. Saint-Avold, нем. Sankt Avold) — город во французском департаменте Мозель, регион Эльзас — Шампань — Арденны — Лотарингия, округ Форбак — Буле-Мозель, кантон Сент-Авольд. До марта 2015 года город являлся административным центром упразднённых кантонов Сент-Авольд-1 и Сент-Авольд-2 (округ Форбак).

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