| Commune status | Commune |
|---|---|
| Adjustable map | Savigny-sur-Orge_map.png |
| Coordinates | 48.6797°N 2.3457°E |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Savigny-sur-Orge |
| Insee | 91589 |
| Postal code | 91600 |
| Mayor | Alexis Teillet[1] |
| Term | 2021–2026 |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Elevation min m | 33 |
| Elevation max m | 99 |
| Area km 2 | 6.97 |
| Demonym | Saviniens |
| Website | www.savigny.org |
Savigny-sur-Orge (saviɲi syʁ ɔʁʒ; 'Savigny-on-Orge') or simply Savigny is a commune in the southern outer suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Essonne department, 19.1 km (11.9 mi) from the centre of Paris.
It is home to a renowned high school, the Lycée Jean-Baptiste Corot – Le Château, comprising a 15th-century château, which was the property of Louis-Nicolas Davout, Duke of Auerstaedt, Prince of Eckmühl, a marshal of France under Napoleon. Davout served as mayor, and the city's main square bears his name.
Inhabitants of Savigny-sur-Orge are known as Saviniens (masculine) and Saviniennes (feminine) in French. Writer Patrick Erouart-Siad (born 1955 in Savigny) won the 1993 Prix Ève Delacroix of the Académie Française. During the 2005 civil unrest, Savigny-sur-Orge was the first city to implement a curfew.
Toponymy
The name Savigny derives from the Latin Sabiniacum, meaning the 'estate of Sabinius', a Gallo-Roman landowner.[2]
History
The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1999.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 1,005 | — |
| 1800 | 823 | −18.1% |
| 1806 | 911 | +10.7% |
| 1821 | 895 | −1.8% |
| 1831 | 925 | +3.4% |
| 1836 | 882 | −4.6% |
| 1841 | 955 | +8.3% |
| 1846 | 932 | −2.4% |
| 1851 | 923 | −1.0% |
| 1856 | 1,016 | +10.1% |
| 1861 | 1,260 | +24.0% |
| 1866 | 1,246 | −1.1% |
| 1872 | 1,255 | +0.7% |
| 1876 | 1,348 | +7.4% |
| 1881 | 1,386 | +2.8% |
| 1886 | 1,472 | +6.2% |
| 1891 | 1,684 | +14.4% |
| 1896 | 1,667 | −1.0% |
| 1901 | 1,647 | −1.2% |
| 1906 | 1,711 | +3.9% |
| 1911 | 1,848 | +8.0% |
| 1921 | 1,995 | +8.0% |
| 1926 | 5,593 | +180.4% |
| 1931 | 11,582 | +107.1% |
| 1936 | 13,039 | +12.6% |
| 1946 | 14,554 | +11.6% |
| 1954 | 17,608 | +21.0% |
| 1962 | 24,219 | +37.5% |
| 1968 | 31,956 | +31.9% |
| 1975 | 34,478 | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 32,502 | −5.7% |
| 1990 | 33,295 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 36,258 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 37,469 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 37,135 | −0.9% |
| 2017 | 36,533 | −1.6% |
| 2023 | 37,601 | +2.9% |
EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2023)[5]
Sport
The city hosts a baseball team called The Lions of Savigny-sur-Orge which plays at a national level.
Transport
Savigny-sur-Orge is served by Savigny-sur-Orge station on Line C of the Paris Réseau Express Régional (RER).
In May 1909 a venue for aviation races and exhibitions, Port-Aviation, opened to the public in neighbouring Viry-Châtillon as the world's first purpose-built aerodrome. Distinguished visitors arrived at Savigny-sur-Orge station, about 900 metres (980 yd) from Port-Aviation in Savigny-sur-Orge. This led the press and post card publishers occasionally to refer to Port-Aviation by the misnomer "Sauvigny Airfield." However, the general public attending events at Port-Aviation arrived from Paris by rail at Juvisy station in Juvisy-sur-Orge, just under a kilometre (0.6 mile) from the airfield, and the Juvisy railway station had a sign directing visitors to "Juvisy Airfield." As a result, the press and post card publishers more frequently — and just as inaccurately — referred to Port-Aviation as "Juvisy Airfield" or simply "Juvisy," which became the dominant misnomer for Port-Aviation.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 1 February 2022.
- ^ https://www.wisdomlib.org/cities/savigny-sur-orge-14076
- ^ "Histoire: Savigny-sur-Orge D'hier à aujourd'hui". Town of Savigny-sur-Orge. p. 27. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ Port-Aviation: Premier aérodrome organisé au monde [Port Aviation: First Organized Aerodrome in the World] (in French). Viry-Châtillon, France: Ville de Viry-Châtillon. March 2024. pp. 11–12, 15. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
External links
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)