Savigny-le-Temple

Savigny-le-Temple
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Savigny-le-Temple
Savigny-le-Temple
Savigny-le-Temple
Coordinates: 48°35′03″N 2°35′00″E / 48.5841°N 2.5832°E / 48.5841; 2.5832
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementMelun
CantonSavigny-le-Temple
IntercommunalityCA Grand Paris Sud Seine-Essonne-Sénart
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Line Pichery[1]
Area
1
11.97 km2 (4.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
31,148
 • Density2,602/km2 (6,740/sq mi)
DemonymSavigniens
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
77445 /77176
Elevation58–91 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 l(ə) tɑ̃pl] ; lit. 'Savigny-the-Temple') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located on the departmental border with Essonne, 33.2 km (20.6 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is the most populated commune in the "new town" of Sénart, created in the 1970s, in the southeastern outer suburbs of Paris.

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". The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1985.[3]

Demographics

Inhabitants of Savigny-le-Temple are called Savigniens (masculine) and Savigniennes (feminine) in French.

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 .

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Histoire de Savigny-le-Temple". Town of Savigny-le-Temple. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Savigny-le-Temple, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.