Saverne
commune in Bas-Rhin, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Geography
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:
- Paris, the national capital - 448 km (278 mi);
- Strasbourg, the regional capital - 50 km (31 mi);
- Marseille - 810 km (500 mi);
- Lyon - 499 km (310 mi);
- Reims - 305 km (190 mi);
- Bordeaux - 994 km (618 mi);
- Toulouse - 1,035 km (643 mi);
- Montpellier - 796 km (495 mi);
- Nice - 797 km (495 mi).
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The commune of Saverne is surrounded by the following communes:
Climate
The climate of Saverne, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
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Population
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
Administration
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]
Twin towns
Saverne is twinned withː
Donaueschingen, Germany, since 1964
Leominster, England, since 1992
Pokrov, Russia, since 2003
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