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Saint-Savournin | |
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 The village of Saint-Savournin in 2005 | |
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| Coordinates:43°24′22″N5°31′41″E / 43.406°N 5.528°E /43.406; 5.528 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Marseille |
| Canton | Allauch |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Rémi Marcengo[1] |
Area 1 | 5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,449 |
| • Density | 586/km2 (1,520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13101 /13119 |
| Dialling codes | 0491 |
| Elevation | 307–778 m (1,007–2,552 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Savournin (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃savuʁnɛ̃];Occitan:Sant Savornin) is acommune east ofMarseille at the eastern extremity of theMassif de l'Étoile betweenCadolive andMimet in theBouches-du-Rhônedepartment in theProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azurregion in southernFrance.
Signs ofNeolithic settlement have been found and extensive evidence of human habitation during theGallo-Roman centuries has been identified.
Medieval Saint-Savournin was a village that made its living from the land, rearingsheep andgoats and cultivatingolives.
The commune's name originated from the first church in the area, seen in writings donated to the Abbey of Saint-Victor in 1010. The church was known as Sanctus Saturninus at the time and was most likely built on the ruins of a temple dedicated toSaturn. In the 16th century, Saint-Saturnin became Saint-Savournin following the ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts in 1539 which prescribed the writing in French of all official acts.
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In the 19th century, Italian immigration encouraged the growth of the population, particularly in La Valentine, thanks to the industrial activity around the mines. Most of the Italians came from the village of Moiola in Piedmont . A friendship pact was signed between the two villages on April 29, 1979.
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