Savianges

The landscape is mainly composed of grass pastures and a hill named "Le bois Rougeon" overlooking the village. The river Guye flows through from the north to the south. The main roads are connecting the village to Germagny to the south, Cersot to the north, and Fley to the east.

Savianges gets its name from Gallo-Roman villa, named "Savianga Villa",{{in lang|fr}}Claude Courtépée Description générale et particulière du duché de Bourgogne, Volume 4, p.148 its existence has been documented from the year 840.{{cite news |title=Savianges |author=Pierre Bitouzet - Maire de Savianges |newspaper=Les nouvelles, Communauté de communes du sud de la côte Chalonnaise (ccSc), Numéro 15 |date=March 2007 |language=fr}}

A Roman road joining Autun to Mâcon via Saint-Gengoux, was passing through the land.

Savianges used to have 308 people in 1827, the number fell to 187 in 1901 and 73 in 2009. In 1870, François Dulac was Maire of Savianges and member of French Senate. As an architect, he built several schools and public buildings in Saône-et-Loire.{{cite web|url=http://www.ecomusee-creusot-montceau.fr/dulac/spip.php?rubrique45|website=www.ecomusee-creusot-montceau.fr|title=Architecture Dulac|publisher=Ecomusee Creusot Montceau|access-date=15 November 2012|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016215801/http://www.ecomusee-creusot-montceau.fr/dulac/spip.php?rubrique45|archive-date=16 October 2013}} At this period, Savianges had two schools: One public school built by Dulac and one Religious School (named Saint-Louis) build by Miss Julia de La Bussière for the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament of Autun.

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• Savianges, a Middle Ages castle
• 15th century church modified by Dulac in the 19th century in a neo-renaissance Italian style. The church contains elements protected by French National Heritage as a Monument historique.{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.pastourisme71.com/fiches_eglises_a_imprimer/Savianges.pdf Eglise de Savianges] sur www.pastourisme71.com consulté le 01/01/2012
• Buildings by François Dulac architect (former public school, former vicarage)
• Wash house

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