Savigné-sur-Lathan

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Savigné-sur-Lathan
Coat of arms of Savigné-sur-Lathan
Savigné-sur-Lathan (France)
Savigné-sur-Lathan
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement Quinone
Canton Langeais
Community association Touraine Ouest Val de Loire
Coordinates 47 ° 27 '  N , 0 ° 19'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 27 '  N , 0 ° 19'  E
height 79-95 m
surface 17.61 km 2
Residents 1,349 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 77 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 37340
INSEE code

Savigné-sur-Lathan is a French commune with 1,349 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Chinon and is part of the canton of Langeais (until 2015: canton of Château-la-Vallière ). The inhabitants are called Savignéens .

geography

Savigné-sur-Lathan is located about 28 kilometers west-northwest of Tours on the Lathan . Savigné-sur-Lathan is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Courcelles-de-Touraine in the north, Clère-les-Pins in the east, Avrillé-les-Ponceaux in the south and south-west, Hommes in the west and Channay-sur-Lathan in the north-west.

history

During the Middle Ages, the place was heavily fortified and belonged to the so-called Ville close de l'Anjou .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 905 926 894 938 1,033 1,049 1,262 1,363
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • museum

Community partnerships

There is a partnership with the German municipality of Meßstetten in Baden-Württemberg.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 362-366.

Web links

Commons : Savigné-sur-Lathan  - Collection of images, videos and audio files