Savignies

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Savignies
Coat of arms of Savignies
Savignies (France)
Savignies
region Hauts-de-France
Department Oise
Arrondissement Beauvais
Canton Beauvais-1
Community association Beauvaisis
Coordinates 49 ° 28 ′  N , 1 ° 58 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 28 ′  N , 1 ° 58 ′  E
height 105-236 m
surface 9.83 km 2
Residents 844 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 86 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 60650
INSEE code
Website http://www.savignies.com/

The Saint-Rémi church.

Savignies is a French municipality with 844 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Oise in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Beauvais and is part of the Communauté d'agglomération du Beauvaisis and des Beauvais-1 .

geography

The municipality with the districts Courcelles, Le Montchel. Le Bénard and La Frênoye is located on the D1 department road around 12 km northwest of Beauvais and 7 km east-northeast of Lachapelle-aux-Pots . Savignies is the highest point of the department at 236 m. The forests around the municipality are classified as Natura 2000 area .

history

The community has had a reputation for its pottery since the Middle Ages. In 1592 the church was set on fire during the wars of religion. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the place was the seat of a marquisate.

Residents

Development of the population
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
225 201 225 277 356 369 380 370

administration

Mayor ( maire ) has been Gilles Degroote since 2014.

Attractions

  • Church with a free-standing tower and Gisant des Jean de Savignies
  • Wine press
  • Pigeon house in the Ferme seigneurale

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. http://clochers.org/Fichiers_HTML/Accueil/Accueil_clochers/60/accueil_60609.htm

Web links

Commons : Savignies  - collection of images, videos and audio files