Savigny-sur-Orge
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Savigny-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [saviɲi syʁ ɔʁʒ] ⓘ, literally Savigny on Orge) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 19.1 km (11.9 mi) from the center of Paris in the département of Essonne.
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The town hall in Savigny-sur-Orge | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Location of Savigny-sur-Orge  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°40′47″N 2°20′45″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Savigny-sur-Orge |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Alexis Teillet[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
| Population | 37,190 |
| • Density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91589 /91600 |
| Elevation | 33–99 m (108–325 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
During the 2005 civil unrest in France, Savigny was the first city to implement a curfew. It is home to the Jean-Baptiste Corot High School, a twelfth-century château converted into a school and the former property of Marshal Davout.
Inhabitants of Savigny-sur-Orge are known as Saviniens. Writer Patrick Erouart-Siad (born 1955 in Savigny) won the 1993 Prix Ève Delacroix of the Académie française.
Louis-Nicolas Davout, a military commander under Napoleon, died in Savigny-sur-Orge, and one of the squares bears his name.