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Saverne

Subprefecture and commune

Château des Rohan.

Coat of arms

Saverne

Location in France

Saverne

Location in Grand Est

Country

Saverne

Saverne-Marmoutier-Sommerau

Area

26.01 km² (10.04 sq mi)

Population

(2014)

11,433

• Density

439.56/km² (1,138.46/sq mi)

Savernois

• Summer (DST)

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.

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Administration
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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). Its average altitude is 320 m (1,050 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 190 m (620 ft).

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).

Saverne and its neighboring *communes*

The commune of Saverne is surrounded by the following communes:

Haegen	Haegen	Monswiller
Haegen		Monswiller
	Saverne

Gottenhouse	Otterswiller	Otterswiller

Climate

The climate of Saverne, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population

The inhabitants of Saverne are known, in French, as Savernois (women: Savernoises).

With a population of 11,433, 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).