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Lorraine American Cemetery is less than one mile north of the town of St. Avold, France.
The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except December 25 and January 1. It is open on host country holidays. When the cemetery is open to the public, a staff member is on duty in the visitor building to answer questions and escort relatives to grave and memorial sites.
Lorraine American Cemetery is less than one mile north of the town of St. Avold, France on highway N-33. St. Avold is 28 miles east of Metz, France and 17 miles southwest of Saarbrücken, Germany. The cemetery can be reached by car from Paris via the toll autoroute A-4 in about four hours.
Travel from Paris (Gare de l’Est) to St. Avold via train takes about three and a half hours. Taxicabs are available at the train station.
Paris is about 220 miles from the cemetery.
Taxicabs are available at the train station.
Hotels are available in St. Avold, Forbach, Saarbrücken, and Metz.
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