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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 /49.10444; 6.70667 | |
| 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 (2022)[2] | 14,828 |
| • Density | 417.9/km2 (1,082/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. | |
Saint-Avold (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃.t‿avɔld];German:Sankt Avold;Lorraine Franconian:Sänt Avuur) is acommune in theMoselledepartment inGrand Est in north-easternFrance.[3]
It is situated twenty-eight miles (45 km) east ofMetz, France and seventeen miles (27 km) southwest ofSaarbrücken, Germany.
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 followingBaroque style. 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 Synagogue is aJewishsynagogue near Place Paul-Collin. The current synagogue building, completed in 1956, replaces a nearby synagogue which was also destroyed during World War II.
| 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] | ||
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 duringWorld War II. Most of the men were killed during the United States' drive to expel German forces from the fortress city ofMetz toward theSiegfried Line and theRhine River. The soldiers were mostly from theU.S. Seventh Army's Infantry and Armored divisions and its cavalry groups.[5]
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. TheKöppen Climate Classification subtype 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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] | |||||||||||||
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Saint-Avold has onesister city, as designated bySister Cities International:
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