Saverne | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
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Coordinates: 48°44′N 7°22′E / 48.74°N 7.36°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Saverne |
Canton | Saverne |
Intercommunality | Saverne-Marmoutier-Sommerau |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Stéphane Leyenberger |
Area 1 | 26.01 km2 (10.04 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 11,433 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Demonym | Savernois |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 67437 /67700 |
Elevation | 177–463 m (581–1,519 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saverne is a commune in north-eastern France, in the Bas-Rhin department, of which it is a subprefecture. It is in the Grand Est region.
The commmune is in the historical and cultural region of Alsace.
Saverne is in the west of the Bas-Rhin department, 50 km (31 mi) to the west of Strasbourg. The Marne–Rhine Canal flows through the city of Saverne. The Zorn river, a right tributary of the Moder river, flows through the commune.
The commune has an area of 26.0 km2 (10.0 sq mi).[1] Its average altitude is 320 m (1,050 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 190 m (620 ft).[2]
The distances from Saverne to other cities are:
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The commune of Saverne is surrounded by the following communes:
The climate of Saverne, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
The inhabitants of Saverne are known, in French, as Savernois (women: Savernoises).[3]
With a population of 11,433,[4] Saverne has a population density of 440 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Saverne
Saverne is a subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin department since 1800. It is the capital of the Saverne arrondissement and is also the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Saverne formed by 49 communes, with 49,469 inhabitants (2014).[5]
Saverne is twinned withː