Saint-Mihiel
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| Entombment of Christ, sculpture by Ligier Richier (16th century), in the Church of St Étienne, in Saint-Mihiel Entombment of Christ, sculpture by Ligier Richier (16th century), in the Church of St Étienne, in Saint-Mihiel | |
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Coat of arms of Saint-Mihiel Coat of arms | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Commercy |
| Canton | Saint-Mihiel |
| Intercommunality | Sammiellois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Xavier Cochet[1] |
Area 1 | 33 km2 (13 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55463 /55300 |
| Elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Saint-Mihiel (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mijɛl] Audio file "LL-Q150 (fra)-Mathieu Kappler-Saint-Mihiel.wav" not found) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in Northeastern France.[2]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Saint-Mihiel lies on the banks of the river Meuse.
History
[edit | edit source]A Benedictine abbey was established here in 708 or 709 by Count Wulfoalde and his wife Adalsinde. The library, containing over 9,000 works, is still on the original site.
During World War I, Saint-Mihiel was captured by the Germans in 1914, and was recaptured during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel by the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) from 12 September to 19 September 1918.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 5,295 | — |
| 1975 | 5,572 | +0.73% |
| 1982 | 5,525 | −0.12% |
| 1990 | 5,367 | −0.36% |
| 1999 | 5,260 | −0.22% |
| 2007 | 4,816 | −1.10% |
| 2012 | 4,339 | −2.06% |
| 2017 | 4,112 | −1.07% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Features
[edit | edit source]Saint-Mihiel is known for its sculptures by Renaissance sculptor Ligier Richier (1500–1567).
Saint-Mihiel serves both as the starting and ending point of the 2014 video game Valiant Hearts: The Great War.
See also
[edit | edit source]- Communes of the Meuse department
- Léopold Durand
- Sculptures by Ligier Richier
- List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in the area of the St Mihiel salient
References
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- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.
External links
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