Savigny-en-Septaine

Savigny-en-Septaine

The church in Savigny-en-Septaine

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Savigny-en-Septaine

Coordinates: 47°02′42″N 2°33′41″E / 47.045°N 2.5614°E / 47.045; 2.5614Coordinates: 47°02′42″N 2°33′41″E / 47.045°N 2.5614°E / 47.045; 2.5614
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Baugy
Intercommunality La Septaine
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Dominique Marcel
Area1 22.58 km2 (8.72 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 672
 • Density 30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 18247 / 18390
Elevation 137–172 m (449–564 ft)
(avg. 148 m or 486 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-Septaine is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a village and a couple of hamlets situated about 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D976 with the D46 and the D66 roads. The village lies on the left bank of the river Airain, which flows north through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Yèvre, which forms part of the commune's northern boundary.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962394—    
1968449+14.0%
1975499+11.1%
1982546+9.4%
1990570+4.4%
1999622+9.1%
2008672+8.0%

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