Saint-Privat-la-Montagne
Saint-Privat-la-Montagne | |
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The church in Saint-Privat-la-Montagne | |
Location of Saint-Privat-la-Montagne | |
| Coordinates: 49°11′23″N 6°02′13″E / 49.1897°N 6.0369°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Metz |
| Canton | Rombas |
| Intercommunality | Metz Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Walter |
Area 1 | 5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,873 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57622 /57855 |
| Elevation | 280–342 m (919–1,122 ft) (avg. 334 m or 1,096 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Privat-la-Montagne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pʁiva la mɔ̃taɲ]; German: Sankt Privat) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Saint-Privat was the scene of the battle of 18 August 1870 between the Germans under Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia and the French under General Francois Certain Canrobert.