commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
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region
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of
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...
in eastern
France
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.
Geography
The landscape is mainly composed of grass pastures and a hill named "Le bois Rougeon" overlooking the village. The river Guye flows through from the north to the south. The main roads are connecting the village to Germagny to the south, Cersot to the north and Fley to the east.
History
Early history
Savianges gets its name from
Gallo-Roman
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villa
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, named "Savianga Villa",
Claude Courtépée
Claude Courtépée (23 January 1721 – 11 April 1781) was a French priest, teacher and historian.
He is known for his comprehensive geographical and historical study of the Province of Burgundy based on his personal observations and deep research ...
Description générale et particulière du duché de Bourgogne, Volume 4, p.148 its existence has been documented from the year 840.
A Roman road joining
Autun
Autun () is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the early Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus as Augustodunum to give a Ro ...
to
Mâcon
Mâcon (), historically anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the prefecture of the department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home to near 34,000 residents, who are referred to in French as ...
Savianges used to have 308 people in 1827, the number fell to 187 in 1901 and 73 in 2009. In the years 1870, François Dulac was Maire of Savianges and member of
French Senate
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. As an
architect
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he has built several schools and public buildings in Saône-et-Loire. At this period Savianges had two schools : One public school built by Dulac and one Religious School (named Saint-Louis) build by Miss Julia de La Bussière for the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament of
Autun
Autun () is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the early Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus as Augustodunum to give a Ro ...
.
Main sights
* Savianges, a Middle Ages castle
* 15th century church modified by Dulac in the 19th century in a neo-renaissance Italian style. The church contains elements protected by French National Heritage as a Monument historique.Eglise de Savianges sur www.pastourisme71.com consulté le 01/01/2012
* Buildings by François Dulac architect (former public school, former vicarage)
* Wash house