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Savigny-en-Septaine is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Savigny-en-Septaine
Commune
The church in Savigny-en-Septaine
Coat of arms
Location of Savigny-en-Septaine
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Coordinates: 47°02′42″N 2°33′41″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Avord
Intercommunality	La Septaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard René Carlier[1]
Area 1	22.58 km2 (8.72 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	725
• Density	32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Geography

A farming area comprising a village and a few 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.

History

During the summer 1944, in a farm of the village occurred the Tragedy of the Guerry's wells. It designates the massacre of 36 Jews by French militiamen.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	394	—
1968	449	+14.0%
1975	499	+11.1%
1982	546	+9.4%
1990	570	+4.4%
1999	622	+9.1%
2008	672	+8.0%

Sights

• The church of St. Etienne, dating from the thirteenth century.
• A watermill.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Savigny-en-Septaine.

• Old postcard photos of the commune (in French)
• Unofficial commune website (in French)

На других языках

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- [en] Savigny-en-Septaine

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[ru] Савиньи-ан-Сетен

Савиньи́-ан-Сете́н (фр. Savigny-en-Septaine) — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Центр. Департамент — Шер. Входит в состав кантона Божи. Округ коммуны — Бурж.

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