Savennes, Creuse

Savennes
Commune
Location of Savennes
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Coordinates: 46°06′23″N 1°53′20″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Guéret-1
Intercommunality	CA Grand Guéret
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Ponsard[1]
Area ^1	6.93 km^2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	210
• Density	30/km^2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23170 /23000
Elevation	497–664 m (1,631–2,178 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Savennes (French pronunciation: [savɛn]; Occitan: Savenas) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of streams, lakes, forestry and farming, comprising the village and two hamlets situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Guéret, at the junction of the D33 and the D52 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	125	—
1968	151	+20.8%
1975	103	−31.8%
1982	176	+70.9%
1990	225	+27.8%
1999	212	−5.8%
2008	218	+2.8%

Sights

• A twentieth-century chapel.
• A restored public washhouse.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links

• Savennes on the Quid website (in French)