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 - .

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**

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## 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

File:Saverne - hôtel de ville.JPG|Town hall of Saverne.
File:Grand'rue de Saverne.JPG|Main street of Saverne.
File:Saverne GrandRue 14.jpg|*Fontaine de la Licorne* (Fountain of the Unicorn).
File:Saverne NotreDameNativité.JPG|*Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité* church.
File:Canal de la Marne-au-Rhin-Saverne.jpg|The Marne–Rhine Canal in Saverne.

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

## References
## Other websites
* Ville de Saverne - Official site