Saint-Avold

Saint-Avold
Eastern end of Abbey of Saint-Nabor
Eastern end of Abbey of Saint-Nabor
Coat of arms of Saint-Avold
Location of Saint-Avold
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Saint-Avold is located in France
Saint-Avold
Saint-Avold
Saint-Avold is located in Grand Est
Saint-Avold
Saint-Avold
Coordinates: 49°06′16″N 6°42′24″E / 49.10444°N 6.70667°E / 49.10444; 6.70667
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementForbach-Boulay-Moselle
CantonSaint-Avold
IntercommunalityCA Saint-Avold Synergie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) René Steiner[1]
Area
1
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.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file