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Saverne
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Saverne (, ; Alsatian: ; ) 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.
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Saverne is a commune in France, situated within the Bas-Rhin department and the Grand Est region. It serves as the capital of both the arrondissement of Saverne and the canton of Saverne. The town is located in the Unterelsaß area and shares borders with Ottersthal, Danne-et-Quatre-Vents, Eckartswiller, and Furchhausen. Its postal code is 67700, and it operates in the Europe/Paris time zone.
The municipality covers an area of 26.01 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 11,609 residents, comprising 5,367 males and 5,872 females, while another records 12,439 inhabitants. Elevation data also differs, with sources citing 463 meters and 200 meters above sea level. Saverne is twinned with the administrative bodies of Donaueschingen and Mława.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saverne
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 12,439
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.commune status
- Subprefecture and commune
- French commune.image
- Chateau Rohan Saverne 01.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Château des Rohan
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Saverne 67.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saverne
- French commune.canton
- Saverne
- French commune.INSEE
- 67437
- French commune.postal code
- 67700
- French commune.mayor
- Stéphane Leyenberger
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.name
- Saverne
- French commune.party
- LR
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC du Pays de Saverne
- French commune.elevation m
- 200
- French commune.elevation min m
- 177
- French commune.elevation max m
- 463
- French commune.area km2
- 26.01
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Saverne (, ; Alsatian: ; ) 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.
As of 2023, the population of the commune was 11,460. Saverne is the centre of an urban area with about 19,000 inhabitants.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saverne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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