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Also known as St Avold, Sankt Avold, Sänt Avuur, Trimouts, Rosselgène

Saint-Avold (; ; Lorraine Franconian: Sänt Avuur) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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Saint-Avold is a commune in France, situated in the Moselle department within the Grand Est region. It serves as the capital of the cantons of Saint-Avold-1 and Saint-Avold-2. The town has an area of 35.48 square kilometers and an elevation of approximately 230 meters. Its official names include Saint-Avold, Rosselgène, and Trimouts.

The population of Saint-Avold is recorded as 17,955, comprising 7,353 males and 8,130 females. Another source lists the population as 18,281. The commune shares borders with Boucheporn, Carling, Folschviller, and Freyming-Merlebach. It is twinned with Włocławek and Fayetteville. The local postal code is 57500, and the area operates on the Europe/Paris timezone.

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Place details

Locality
Saint-Avold
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Population
18,281
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

23US AQIGood
PM2.5
5.0 µg/m³
PM10
6.4 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Saint-Avold
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Abbatiale Chevet.jpg
French commune.caption
Eastern end of Abbey of Saint-Nabor
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Saint-Avold 57.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
French commune.canton
Saint-Avold
French commune.INSEE
57606
French commune.postal code
57500
French commune.mayor
René Steiner
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Saint-Avold Synergie
French commune.elevation min m
215
French commune.elevation max m
383
French commune.area km2
35.48

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Trimouts
Demonym
Naboriens
Country
France
Population
15045
Area
35.48
Elevation
262
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Freyming-Merlebach
Image
Saint-Avold Abbatiale Saint-Nabor 06.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Saint-Avold
twinned administrative body
Fayetteville
Commons category
Saint-Avold
category for people born here
Category:Births in Saint-Avold
postal code
57500
associated electoral district
canton of Saint-Avold
male population
7353
female population
8130
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-87-91-10-07
fax number
+33-3-87-91-36-47
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Population
  • Lorraine American Cemetery
  • Climate
  • Sister cities
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • Sister city
  • References
  • External links

Saint-Avold (; ; Lorraine Franconian: Sänt Avuur) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

It is situated east of Metz, France and southwest of Saarbrücken, Germany.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Avold” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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