Châtel-Saint-Germain | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Châtel-Saint-Germain (Moselle).svg |
Arrondissement: | Metz |
Canton: | Les Coteaux de Moselle |
Insee: | 57134 |
Postal Code: | 57160 |
Mayor: | Claire Ancel[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Metz Métropole |
Coordinates: | 49.1244°N 6.0803°W |
Elevation M: | 200 |
Elevation Min M: | 176 |
Elevation Max M: | 355 |
Area Km2: | 12.88 |
Châtel-Saint-Germain (in French ʃɑtɛl sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃/; German: Sankt German, (1941-1944) Germannsburg) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
It is situated at the foot of Mount Saint-Germain, which was formerly a strategic location overlooking the Paris-Metz road. The area has been occupied since the Neolithic period.