Savennes, Creuse

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Savennes

(2020–2026) Philippe Ponsard^[1]Area

6.93 km² (2.68 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

210 • Density30/km² (78/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

23170 /23000

Elevation497–664 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.

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

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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.