Savigny-le-Temple

Savigny-le-Temple
Commune
The town hall in Savigny-le-Temple
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Savigny-le-Temple
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Coordinates: 48°35′03″N 2°35′00″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Melun
Canton	Savigny-le-Temple
Intercommunality	CA Grand Paris Sud Seine-Essonne-Sénart
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Line Pichery
Area 1	11.97 km2 (4.62 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	30,510
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	77445 /77176
Elevation	58–91 m (190–299 ft) (avg. 77 m or 253 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Savigny-le-Temple (French: [saviɲi lə tɑ̃pl] ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne Department of France in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, 33.2 km (20.6 mi) from the center of Paris. It is the largest commune in the "new town" of Sénart, created in the 1970s.

History

During the French Revolution, Savigny-le-Temple (meaning "Savigny the temple") was temporarily renamed Savigny-sur-Balory (meaning "Savigny upon Balory", after the small Balory river). It was also temporarily renamed Savigny-le-Port (meaning "Savigny the port"). These changes were probably motivated by the religious connotation of the word "temple".

Demographics

Inhabitants of Savigny-le-Temple are called Savigniens.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 390 —     1800 543 +4.84% 1806 534 −0.28% 1821 550 +0.20% 1831 562 +0.22% 1836 564 +0.07% 1841 579 +0.53% 1846 664 +2.78% 1851 631 −1.01% 1856 625 −0.19% 1861 638 +0.41% 1866 667 +0.89% 1872 640 −0.69% 1876 615 −0.99% 1881 596 −0.63% 1886 586 −0.34% 1891 590 +0.14% 1896 576 −0.48%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 590 +0.48% 1906 542 −1.68% 1911 521 −0.79% 1921 570 +0.90% 1926 596 +0.90% 1931 727 +4.05% 1936 685 −1.18% 1946 706 +0.30% 1954 770 +1.09% 1962 759 −0.18% 1968 828 +1.46% 1975 2,881 +19.50% 1982 11,835 +22.37% 1990 18,520 +5.76% 1999 22,339 +2.10% 2007 26,905 +2.35% 2012 29,555 +1.90% 2017 29,984 +0.29%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Personalities

• Claude Makélélé, football player (Real Madrid, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain), grew up in Savigny-le-Temple.
• Olivier Bernard, football player (Newcastle United, Southampton, Rangers), grew up in Savigny-le-Temple.
• Clément Chantôme, football player (Paris Saint-Germain), grew up in Savigny-le-Temple.

Transport

Savigny-le-Temple is served by Savigny-le-Temple – Nandy station on Paris RER line .

Building

See also

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

External links

• Official site (in French)
• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)