Saverne

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.

Geography
Saverne is in the west of the Bas-Rhin department,  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 . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

The distances from Saverne to other cities are:
 Paris, the national capital - ;
 Strasbourg, the regional capital - ;
 Marseille - ;
 Lyon - ;
 Reims - ;
 Bordeaux - ;
 Toulouse - ;
 Montpellier - ;
 Nice - .

+ Saverne and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Saverne

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.

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  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 () of the canton of Saverne formed by 49 communes, with 49,469 inhabitants (2014).

 Twin towns 
Saverne is twinned withː
  Donaueschingen, Germany, since 1964
  Leominster, England, since 1992
  Pokrov, Russia, since 2003

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Saverne
 Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

Other websites

 Ville de Saverne - Official site 

Category:Communes in Bas-Rhin
Category:Subprefectures in France