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Saint-Savournin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ savuʁnɛ̃]; Occitan: Sant Savornin) is a commune east of Marseille at the eastern extremity of the Massif de l'Étoile between Cadolive and Mimet in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.
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 The village of Saint-Savournin in 2005 | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Savournin  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°24′22″N 5°31′41″E / 43.406°N 5.528°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Marseille |
| Canton | Allauch |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rémi Marcengo[1] |
Area 1 | 5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,501 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13101 /13119 |
| Dialling codes | 0491 |
| Elevation | 307–778 m (1,007–2,552 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editSigns of neolithic settlement have been found and extensive evidence of human habitation during the Gallo-Roman centuries has been identified.
Medieval Saint-Savournin was a village that made its living from the land, rearing sheep and goats and cultivating olives.
Name
editThe commune's name originated from the first church in the area, seen in writings donated to the Abbey of Saint-Victor in 1010. The church was known as Sanctus Saturninus at the time and was most likely built on the ruins of a temple dedicated to Saturn. In the 16th century, Saint-Saturnin became Saint-Savournin following the ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts in 1539 which prescribed the writing in French of all official acts.
Population
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In the 19th century, Italian immigration encouraged the growth of the population, particularly in La Valentine, thanks to the industrial activity around the mines. Most of the Italians came from the village of Moiola in Piedmont . A friendship pact was signed between the two villages on April 29, 1979.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Savournin, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
edit- Official website Archived 8 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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