Saint-Savinien

Saint-Savinien
Saint-Savinien

Coordinates: 45°53′55″N 0°47′13″W / 45.8985°N 0.787°W / 45.8985; -0.787Coordinates: 45°53′55″N 0°47′13″W / 45.8985°N 0.787°W / 45.8985; -0.787
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Canton Saint-Savinien
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Claude Godineau
Area1 47 km2 (18 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,394
 • Density 51/km2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 17373 / 17350
Elevation 0–68 m (0–223 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,351—    
19682,377+1.1%
19752,342−1.5%
19822,336−0.3%
19902,340+0.2%
19992,359+0.8%
20082,394+1.5%

History

Saint-Savinien-sur-Charente is one of the most picturesque communes in Roman Saintonge. It dates back to the Roman times.

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