Savigny (Manche)

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Savigny
Savigny coat of arms
Savigny (France)
Savigny
region Normandy
Department Some
Arrondissement Coutances
Canton Quettreville-sur-Sienne
Community association Coutances Mer et Bocage
Coordinates 49 ° 3 ′  N , 1 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 3 ′  N , 1 ° 20 ′  W
height 35-135 m
surface 10.2 km 2
Residents 446 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 44 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 50210
INSEE code

Mairie de Savigny

Savigny is a French municipality with 446 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the canton of Quettreville-sur-Sienne in the Arrondissement of Coutances .

geography

Savigny is 11 kilometers east of Coutances in the Norman Bocage , a landscape criss-crossed with a large number of hedges that delimit agricultural fields. Neighboring municipalities are Le Lorey in the northeast, Cametours in the east, Montpinchon in the south, Ouville in the southwest, Belval in the west and Camprond in the northwest.

The departmental road D972 and the Lison – Lamballe railway , which connect Coutances with Saint-Lô , run on the northern border of the municipality.

Culture and sights

  • Church of Our Lady of Savigny from the 11th century with frescoes from the 14th century. The building has been classified as a Monument historique ('historical monument') since 1970 .

Web links

Commons : Savigny (Manche)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Notre-Dame de Savigny church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)