Savigny (Rhône)
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Rhône | |
Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône | |
Canton | L'Arbresle | |
Community association | Pays de L'Arbresle | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 49 ′ N , 4 ° 34 ′ E | |
height | 227-810 m | |
surface | 21.42 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,009 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 94 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 69210 | |
INSEE code | 69175 | |
Website | http://www.mairie-savigny69.fr/ | |
Church of Savigny |
Savigny is a French commune with 2,009 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône and the canton of L'Arbresle . The inhabitants are called Savignois .
geography
Savigny is located about 20 kilometers west-northwest of Lyon on the Trésoncle in the Beaujolais countryside and belongs to the Coteaux du Lyonnais wine-growing region . Savigny is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bully in the north, L'Arbresle in the northeast, Sain-Bel in the east, Chevinay in the southeast, Bessenay in the south, Bibost in the south and southwest, Saint-Julien-sur-Bibost in the southwest, Ancy in the west as well Saint-Romain-de-Popey in the northwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 960 | 1,001 | 1,137 | 1,359 | 1,535 | 1,797 | 1,962 | 1.963 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- The church of St. André with a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary from the 13th century has been part of the parish of Notre Dame de la Brévenne in the archdeaconate of Rhône-Vert since 2001, along with eight other churches.
- Fortified house Le Péage
- Parts of the city fortifications
- Three mansions and a donjon 20 meters high
Parish partnership
An official partnership has existed with the German municipality of Berching in Upper Palatinate (Bavaria) since 1994. Another partnership has existed since 1997 with the Romanian community Roșia de Secaș in Transylvania .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Savigny Infos No. 2, July 2014. Equipe Municipale de Savigny, July 2014, accessed on September 14, 2015 (French).
- ↑ NOTRE DAME DE LA BREVENNE - Presentation. ndbrevenne.franceserv.com, accessed September 14, 2015 (French).