Saverne

Saverne
Château des Rohan
Coat of arms of Saverne
Location of Saverne
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Saverne is located in France
Saverne
Saverne
Saverne is located in Grand Est
Saverne
Saverne
Coordinates: 48°44′N 7°22′E / 48.74°N 7.36°E / 48.74; 7.36
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSaverne
CantonSaverne
IntercommunalityCC du Pays de Saverne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Leyenberger[1] (LR)
Area
1
26.01 km2 (10.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
11,390
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67437 /67700
Elevation177–463 m (581–1,519 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saverne (French: Saverne, pronounced [savɛʁn] ; Alsatian: Zàwere [ˈd̥sɐːvəʁə]; German: Zabern [ˈtsaːbɐn]) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is situated on the Rhine-Marne canal at the foot of a pass over the Vosges Mountains, and 45 km (27 mi) northwest of Strasbourg.

In 2018, the commune of Saverne had a population of 11,289, and its urban area, of 18,740.[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE