Savigny-en-Sancerre

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Savigny-en-Sancerre

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Savigny-en-Sancerre
Coordinates: 47°26′31″N 2°48′36″E / 47.4419°N 2.81°E / 47.4419; 2.81Coordinates: 47°26′31″N 2°48′36″E / 47.4419°N 2.81°E / 47.4419; 2.81
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Léré
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Thérèse Ruelle
Area
 • Land1 33.31 km2 (12.86 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 1,080
 • Population2 Density 32/km2 (84/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18246 / 18240
Elevation 176–298 m (577–978 ft)
(avg. 226 m or 741 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Savigny-en-Sancerre is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated about 31 miles (50 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D13 with the D54, D47 and the D152 roads. The commune is the source of many small rivers.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 872—    
1968 895+2.6%
1975 855−4.5%
1982 891+4.2%
1990 981+10.1%
1999 1,023+4.3%
2008 1,080+5.6%

Sights

  • The church of St. Symphorien, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The fifteenth-century chapel in the cemetery.

See also

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