Savennes, Creuse

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

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 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	209
• Density	30/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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