Saint-Savournin
| Saint-Savournin | ||
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The village of Saint-Savournin | ||
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  Saint-Savournin | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Saint-Savournin | ||
| Coordinates: 43°24′22″N 5°31′41″E / 43.406°N 5.528°ECoordinates: 43°24′22″N 5°31′41″E / 43.406°N 5.528°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Marseille | |
| Canton | Roquevaire | |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Etoile | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | André Lenel | |
| Area1 | 5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,095 | |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13101 / 13119 | |
| Dialling codes | 0491 | |
| Elevation |
307–778 m (1,007–2,552 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Saint-Savournin is a commune east of Marseille at the eastern extremity of the Massif de l'Étoile between Cadolive and Mimet in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.
History
Signs of neolithic settlement have been found and extensive evidence has been identified of human habitation during the Gallo-Roman centuries.
Medieval Saint-Savournin was a village that made its living from the land, rearing sheep and goats and cultivating olives.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 369 | — |
| 1800 | 429 | +16.3% |
| 1806 | 513 | +19.6% |
| 1821 | 612 | +19.3% |
| 1831 | 735 | +20.1% |
| 1836 | 759 | +3.3% |
| 1841 | 797 | +5.0% |
| 1846 | 813 | +2.0% |
| 1851 | 904 | +11.2% |
| 1856 | 1,006 | +11.3% |
| 1861 | 1,111 | +10.4% |
| 1866 | 1,266 | +14.0% |
| 1872 | 1,392 | +10.0% |
| 1876 | 1,553 | +11.6% |
| 1881 | 1,775 | +14.3% |
| 1886 | 1,753 | −1.2% |
| 1891 | 1,931 | +10.2% |
| 1896 | 1,820 | −5.7% |
| 1901 | 987 | −45.8% |
| 1906 | 997 | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 984 | −1.3% |
| 1921 | 1,092 | +11.0% |
| 1926 | 1,211 | +10.9% |
| 1931 | 1,225 | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 1,110 | −9.4% |
| 1946 | 1,168 | +5.2% |
| 1954 | 1,199 | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 1,184 | −1.3% |
| 1968 | 1,120 | −5.4% |
| 1975 | 1,140 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 1,589 | +39.4% |
| 1990 | 2,093 | +31.7% |
| 1999 | 2,556 | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 3,095 | +21.1% |
See also
References
External links
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