Saint-Mihiel Explained

Saint-Mihiel
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason fr ville Saint-Mihiel (Meuse).svg
Arrondissement:Commercy
Canton:Saint-Mihiel
Insee:55463
Postal Code:55300
Mayor:Xavier Cochet[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Sammiellois
Coordinates:48.8892°N 5.5436°W
Elevation M:228
Area Km2:33

Saint-Mihiel (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ mijɛl/) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in Northeastern France.[2]

Geography

Saint-Mihiel lies on the banks of the river Meuse.

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 by the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) 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 .

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM55463-saint-mihiel INSEE commune file