Saint-Savournin Explained

Saint-Savournin
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Saint-Savournin (13).svg
Coordinates:43.406°N 5.528°W
Mayor:Rémi Marcengo[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Arrondissement:Marseille
Canton:Allauch
Area Km2:5.89
Elevation M:450
Elevation Min M:307
Elevation Max M:778
Intercommunality:Aix-Marseille-Provence
Insee:13101
Postal Code:13119
Dialling Code:0491

Saint-Savournin (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ savuʁnɛ̃/; Occitan (post 1500);: Sant Savornin) is a commune east of Marseille at the eastern extremity of the Massif de l'Étoile between Cadolive and Mimet in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.

History

Signs of neolithic settlement have been found and extensive evidence has been identified of human habitation during the Gallo-Roman centuries.

Medieval Saint-Savournin was a village that made its living from the land, rearing sheep and goats and cultivating olives.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022. fr.