Saint-Mihiel | |
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) Entombment of Christ, sculpture by Ligier Richier, in the Church of St. Étienne, in Saint-Mihiel | |
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Location of Saint-Mihiel  | |
)  Saint-Mihiel ) Saint-Mihiel | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′21″N 5°32′37″E / 48.8892°N 5.5436°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Commercy |
| Canton | Saint-Mihiel |
| Intercommunality | Sammiellois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Perelle |
| Area 1 | 33 km2 (13 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2017)[1] | 4,112 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55463 /55300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Mihiel is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
Saint-Mihiel lies on the banks of the Meuse River.
History
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 from 12 September to 19 September 1918.
Features
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
- Communes of the Meuse department
- Léopold Durand
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
- Official website.
- World War 1 Memorials and Cemeteries in the St Mihiel salient
- by Ligier Richier in the St Mihiel area