Saint-Privat-la-Montagne

CountryFrance

Area

¹

5.84 km² (2.25 sq mi)

Population

(2022)^[2]

1,873

Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)

Saint-Privat-la-Montagne
Commune
The church in Saint-Privat-la-Montagne
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Privat-la-Montagne
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Coordinates: 49°11′23″N 6°02′13″E / 49.1897°N 6.0369°E / 49.1897; 6.0369
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Metz
Canton	Rombas
Intercommunality	Metz Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Walter[1]
Area 1	5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	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.^[3]

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.