Saint-Savinien

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Coordinates: 45°53′55″N 0°47′13″W / 45.89849, -0.786986

Commune of Saint-Savinien
Location
Saint-Savinien (France)
Saint-Savinien
Administration
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Canton Saint-Savinien
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–68 m
(avg. 6 m)
Land area¹ 47 km²
Population²
(1999)		 2,369
 - Density 50/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 17373/ 17350
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Saint-Savinien is a commune in the canton of Saint-Savinien of the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.

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[edit] Population

Year Population Change Density Percent of the canton Ranking
1962 2,351 - - - -
1968 2,377 - - - -
1975 2,342 - - - -
1982 2,336 - - - -
1990 2,340 - - - -
1999 2,359 - 50/km² 35.72% 1st

[edit] History

Saint-Savinien-sur-Charente is one the most picturesque communes in Roman Saintonge. It had a village dating back to the Roman times.

[edit] Points of interests

  • The château de la Cave.

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