Savigny-sur-Braye
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Vendôme | |
| Canton | Le Perche (main town) | |
| Community association | Territoires Vendômois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 53 ' N , 0 ° 49' E | |
| height | 74-166 m | |
| surface | 67.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2017 (1 January 2017) | |
| Population density | 30 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 41360 | |
| INSEE code | 41238 | |
 Saint-Pierre church |
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Savigny-sur-Braye is a French commune with a population of 2,017 (as at 1st January 2017) in the Loir-et-Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Vendôme and the canton of Le Perche (until 2015: canton of Savigny-sur-Braye ). The inhabitants are called Savignards .
geography
Savigny-sur-Braye is located on the Braye River about 40 kilometers east-southeast of Le Mans . Savigny-sur-Braye is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Marolles-lès-Saint-Calais and Sargé-sur-Braye in the north, Épuisay in the northeast, Mazangé and Fortan in the east and southeast, Lunay in the southeast, Fontaine-les-Cotaux and Cellé in the South, La Chapelle-Huon in the southwest, Saint-Gervais-de-Vic in the west and Saint-Calais in the northwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 2,282 | 2,349 | 2.212 | 2.015 | 2,043 | 2,203 | 2,196 | 2.128 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
- Menhir de Coullieu northwest of the village
Personalities
- Jeanne Rij-Rousseau (1870–1956), painter
