Savonnières

Savonnières
Bridge across the Cher Bridge across the Cher
Coat of arms of Savonnières Coat of arms
Savonnières
Location within Centre region Savonnières
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Tours
Canton	Ballan-Miré
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Lorido
Area1	16.46 km2 (6.36 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	3,041
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	37243 / 37510
Elevation	37–96 m (121–315 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Savonnières is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,166	—
1800	1,305	+11.9%
1806	1,344	+3.0%
1821	1,353	+0.7%
1831	1,358	+0.4%
1836	1,305	−3.9%
1841	1,254	−3.9%
1846	1,258	+0.3%
1851	1,289	+2.5%
1856	1,366	+6.0%
1861	1,332	−2.5%
1866	1,306	−2.0%
1872	1,234	−5.5%
1876	1,284	+4.1%
1881	1,326	+3.3%
1886	1,316	−0.8%
1891	1,262	−4.1%
1896	1,216	−3.6%
1901	1,195	−1.7%
1906	1,169	−2.2%
1911	1,101	−5.8%
1921	1,027	−6.7%
1926	992	−3.4%
1931	947	−4.5%
1936	936	−1.2%
1946	971	+3.7%
1954	1,034	+6.5%
1962	1,116	+7.9%
1968	1,260	+12.9%
1975	1,446	+14.8%
1982	1,813	+25.4%
1990	2,030	+12.0%
1999	2,558	+26.0%
2006	2,919	+14.1%
2009	3,041	+4.2%

See also

• Les Grottes Pétrifiantes de Savonnières
• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department

References

• INSEE commune file