Saint-Savinien

Saint-Savinien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ savinjɛ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.^[3]

Saint-Savinien
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Savinien
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Savinien
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Coordinates: 45°53′55″N 0°47′13″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Canton	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Godineau[1]
Area 1	47 km2 (18 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,458
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17397 /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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,377	—
1975	2,342	−0.21%
1982	2,336	−0.04%
1990	2,340	+0.02%
1999	2,359	+0.09%
2007	2,372	+0.07%
2012	2,456	+0.70%
2017	2,433	−0.19%
Source: INSEE[4]

History

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

Sights

• Château de la Cave

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department