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|name = Saint-Mihiel |commune status = Commune |image = Sépulcre Ligier Richier 301008 02.jpg |caption = Entombment of Christ, sculpture by Ligier Richier, in the Church of St. Étienne, in Saint-Mihiel |image coat of arms = Blason fr ville Saint-Mihiel (Meuse).svg |region = Grand Est |department = Meuse |arrondissement = Commercy |canton = Saint-Mihiel |INSEE = 55463 |postal code = 55300 |mayor = Alain Perelle |term = 2008–2014 |intercommunality = Sammiellois |coordinates = {{coord|48.8892|5.5436|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 228 |elevation min m = |elevation max m = |area km2 = 33 |population = 5260 |population date = 1999 }} Saint-Mihiel is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. GeographySaint-Mihiel lies on the banks of the Meuse River. HistoryA 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. FeaturesSaint-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 The Great War. See also
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