Savigny-sur-Braye

Savigny-sur-Braye is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.

Savigny-sur-Braye
Commune
Church of Saint-Pierre
Coat of arms
Location of Savigny-sur-Braye
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Coordinates: 47°52′49″N 0°48′36″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Vendôme
Canton	Le Perche
Intercommunality	Coteaux de la Braye
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Claude Seguineau
Area ^1	67.18 km^2 (25.94 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,017
• Density	30/km^2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41238 /41360
Elevation	74–166 m (243–545 ft) (avg. 87 m or 285 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,504 —     1806 2,892 +15.5% 1821 2,787 −3.6% 1831 2,881 +3.4% 1841 3,065 +6.4% 1851 2,898 −5.4% 1861 2,966 +2.3% 1872 2,789 −6.0% 1881 2,734 −2.0% 1891 2,855 +4.4% 1901 2,997 +5.0% 1911 2,832 −5.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,679 −5.4% 1931 2,610 −2.6% 1946 2,561 −1.9% 1954 2,401 −6.2% 1962 2,282 −5.0% 1968 2,349 +2.9% 1975 2,212 −5.8% 1982 2,015 −8.9% 1990 2,043 +1.4% 1999 2,203 +7.8% 2008 2,195 −0.4% 2015 2,072 −5.6%

Personalities

• Jeanne Rij-Rousseau, (born 10 June 1870 in Candé – died 22 October 1956 in Savigny-sur-Braye) was a French Cubist painter and an art theoretician

See also

• Braye (river)
• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.