Saint-Avold

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Saint-Avold

Total population

15,045

Coordinates49.10°, 6.71°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Saint-Avold is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Jean Marie Pierre Colbus

French politician

Johann Adam Ney

Joël Egloff

French writer and screenwriter

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Konrad Kachelofen

German printer

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Jacques-Nicolas Husson

French politician (1754-1810)

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Abbé Wothké

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Francis Fèvre

French historian

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Gisèle Cavali

French crime writer

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Jean-Marie Seca

French psychologist

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Jean-Pierre Couturier

French politician

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Jean Engel

French painter (1876-1960)

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Jean Joxé

French politician (1824-1916)

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Joseph Frécaut

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Joseph Klock

French politician (1908–1967)

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Joseph Marie-Pierre Théophile Thirion

botanist (1872-1919)

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Josué Hoffet

French geologist (1901–1945)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Grand Est

• Petit-Ebersviller
  1.7 mi away · pop. 2,809
• Folschviller
  2.5 mi away · pop. 3,957
• L'Hôpital
  4.1 mi away · pop. 5,182
• Faulquemont
  6.3 mi away · pop. 5,155
• Elvange
  7.8 mi away · pop. 419
• Morsbach
  8.4 mi away · pop. 2,666
• Hellimer
  9.2 mi away · pop. 510
• Francaltroff
  10.5 mi away · pop. 769
• Puttelange-aux-Lacs
  10.8 mi away · pop. 3,051
• Many
  10.9 mi away · pop. 245
• Behren-lès-Forbach
  11.3 mi away · pop. 6,433
• Courcelles-Chaussy
  13.7 mi away · pop. 2,986

Browse all places in Grand Est →

Recently spotted species

common hops

Humulus lupulus

Seen 2026-09-27

Ivy-leaved toadflax

Cymbalaria muralis

Seen 2026-09-27

Greater celandine

Chelidonium majus

Seen 2026-09-27

Coypu

Myocastor coypus

Seen 2026-09-26

European beech

Fagus sylvatica

Seen 2026-09-26

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Seen 2026-09-26

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

Seen 2026-09-26

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Seen 2026-09-26

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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