Savigny-le-Temple

French commune
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mapcaption=Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
lat_long=coord|48|34|36|N|2|35|1|E|region:FR_type:city
région=Île-de-France
département=Seine-et-Marne
arrondissement=Melun
canton=Savigny-le-Temple
insee=77445
cp=77176
maire=Jean-Louis Mouton
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Sénart
alt moy=77 m
alt mini= 58 m
alt maxi= 91 m
km²=11.97
sans=
26,829
22,339
date-sans=October 2006 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census
dens=2,241|date-dens=2006

Savigny-le-Temple is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 33.2 km. (20.6 miles) from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Sénart, created in the 1970s, of which it is the most populated commune.

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".

As of the census of 1999, the town has a population of formatnum:22339.

Transport

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

External links

* [http://www.savigny-le-temple.com Official site] fr icon
* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos77445.html 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région] en icon
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=77445 French Ministry of Culture list for Savigny-le-Temple] fr icon
* [http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?strAddress=&strCP=77176&strLocation=Savigny-le-Temple&strCountry=1424&image2.x=28&image2.y=7 Map of Savigny-le-Temple on Michelin] en icon