Tourist attractions Saint-Avold

Set up in 1873, this factory produced only cast iron beams. Taken over by the Röchling family in 1881, it became a great industrial centre and assured all stages of production for cast iron and steel. For one century this factory employed more than 1..

The abbatial church was built in the classic style in red sandstone. There are luminous modern stained-glass windows, 18C wood panelling, a stone 15C retable and a poignant sculpted group at the bottom of the lower left side.

Spread over 45 ha are the graves of 10,489 soldiers and airmen who fell during the liberation of Europe. In the Memorial Chapel a ceramic map details the main military operations.

As part of Operation Wendel 2000, Philippe Jean installed an «introductory journey» through the history of the coalmining basin of Lorraine. Housed in a massive square building, this abitious project should lead to the creation of a mining museum and..

Crowned by the ruins of a fortified castle, the Schlossberg has extensive views over Forbach and the surrounding area.