Editing Saint-Savin, Vienne

{{Infobox French commune
|name               = Saint-Savin
|commune status     = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Saint-Savin (Vienne).svg
|image coat of arms size = 
|image              = Abbaye Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe 2006-07-10 3.jpg
|caption            = [[Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe]]
|arrondissement     = Montmorillon
|canton             = Montmorillon
|INSEE              = 86246
|postal code        = 86310
|mayor              = Hugues Maillet<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=4 May 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|term               = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality   = 
|coordinates        = {{coord|46.5669|0.8644|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m        = 80
|elevation min m    = 72
|elevation max m    = 142
|area km2           = 18.8
|population         = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date    = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}

'''Saint-Savin''' ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ savɛ̃}}), also referred to as '''Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe''' ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ savɛ̃ syʁ ɡaʁtɑ̃p|pron}}, literally ''Saint-Savin on [[Gartempe]]''), is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Vienne (department)|Vienne]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] [[Regions of France|region]] in western [[France]]. It is located on the banks of the [[Gartempe]].

==Abbey Church==
{{Main|Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe}}
The [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] [[Abbey]] Church, begun in the mid 11th century, contains many beautiful 11th- and 12th-century [[mural]]s which are still in a remarkable state of preservation. It has been a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] since 1983.

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-86246#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |1349
|1975 |1323
|1982 |1058
|1990 |1089
|1999 |1009
|2007 |913
|2012 |873
|2017 |846
}}

==See also==
*[[Communes of the Vienne department]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060513092721/http://www.tourisme-vienne.com/office-tourisme-vienne.php?cle=86ABOTS100075 Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe] {{in lang|fr}}

{{Commons category|Saint-Savin (Vienne)|Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe}}

{{Vienne communes}}

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[[Category:Communes of Vienne (department)]]