Savianges

Savianges
Commune
The Castle of Savianges
Location of Savianges
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Coordinates: 46°41′32″N 4°36′27″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Chalon-sur-Saône
Canton	Givry
Area ^1	6.56 km^2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	77
• Density	12/km^2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	71505 /71460
Elevation	252–419 m (827–1,375 ft) (avg. 263 m or 863 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Savianges (French pronunciation: [savjɑ̃ʒ]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Geography

The landscape is mainly composed of grass pastures and a hill named "Le bois Rougeon" overlooking the village. The river Guye flows through from the north to the south. The main roads are connecting the village to Germagny to the south, Cersot to the north and Fley to the east.

History

Early history

Savianges gets its name from Gallo-Roman villa, named "Savianga Villa",^[2] its existence has been documented from the year 840.^[3] A Roman road joining Autun to Mâcon via Saint-Gengoux,^[3] was passing through the land.

Recent history

Savianges used to have 308 people in 1827, the number fell to 187 in 1901 and 73 in 2009.^[3] In the years 1870, François Dulac was Maire of Savianges and member of French Senate. As an architect he has built several schools and public buildings in Saône-et-Loire.^[4] At this period Savianges had two schools : One public school built by Dulac and one Religious School (named Saint-Louis) build by Miss Julia de La Bussière for the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament of Autun.

Main sights

The Church

• Savianges, a Middle Ages castle
• 15th century church modified by Dulac in the 19th century in a neo-renaissance Italian style. The church contains elements protected by French National Heritage as a Monument historique.^[5]
• Buildings by François Dulac architect (former public school, former vicarage)^[4]
• Wash house

See also

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

References

1. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. (in French)Claude Courtépée Description générale et particulière du duché de Bourgogne, Volume 4, p.148
3. Pierre Bitouzet - Maire de Savianges (March 2007). "Savianges". Les nouvelles, Communauté de communes du sud de la côte Chalonnaise (ccSc), Numéro 15 (in French).
4. "Architecture Dulac". www.ecomusee-creusot-montceau.fr (in French). Ecomusee Creusot Montceau. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
5. (in French)Eglise de Savianges sur www.pastourisme71.com consulté le 01/01/2012