Saint Savinien
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-d'Angély | |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-d'Angély | |
| Community association | Vals de Saintonge | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 53 ′ N , 0 ° 41 ′ W | |
| height | 0-68 m | |
| surface | 47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,433 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 52 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17350 | |
| INSEE code | 17397 | |
| Website | www.saint-savinien.fr | |
 The quays of the Charente and the town center with the Saint-Savinien church |
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Saint-Savinien (also: Saint-Savinien-sur-Charente ) is a French municipality with 2433 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Saint-Jean-d'Angély . The inhabitants are called Savinois .
geography
Saint-Savinien is located about 15 kilometers north-northwest of Saintes on the Charente River . Saint-Savinien is surrounded by the neighboring communities Archingeay in the north and northwest, Les Nouillers in the north and northeast, Taillant in the northeast, Grandjean in the east, Taillebourg in the southeast, Port-d'Envaux in the south, Crazannes in the southwest, Le Mung and Geay in the West, Bords to the west and northwest and Champdolent to the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 2.133 | 2.173 | 2,342 | 2,336 | 2,340 | 2,359 | 2,384 | 2,456 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Savinien
- Saint-Savinien church from the 12th / 13th centuries Century, originally probably a priory, which was mentioned in 1039, 1910 Monument historique
- Augustinian monastery from the 13th century, destroyed by the Huguenots in 1568, rebuilt, closed in 1791, monument historique since 1925
- Saint-Germain church, built in the early 12th century
- Sainte-Marie de l'Assomption church, built in the 12th century
- Evangelical church from the 17th century
- Regional History Museum ( Maison du Patrimoine )
- La Cave Castle
- Berneray Castle, Monument historique
- Forgette Castle
- Market hall
Saint Savinien Church
Saint Germain Church
Augustinian monastery
Berneray Castle
La Cave Castle
Market hall
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Ahrensbök in Schleswig-Holstein since 1991 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 967-974.
