Savigny-le-Temple
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Savigny-le-Temple () is a
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in the
Seine-et-Marne Seine-et-Marne () is a department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. Named after the rivers Seine and Marne, it is the region's largest department with an area of 5,915 square kilometres (2,284 square miles); it roughly covers its ...
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in the
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in north-central
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, from the center of Paris. It is the largest commune in the " new town" of Sénart, created in the 1970s.


History

During the
French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in coup of 18 Brumaire, November 1799. Many of its ...
, Savigny-le-Temple (meaning "Savigny the temple") was temporarily renamed Savigny-sur-Balory (meaning "Savigny upon Balory", after the small Balory river). It was also temporarily renamed Savigny-le-Port (meaning "Savigny the port"). These changes were probably motivated by the religious connotation of the word "temple".


Demographics

Inhabitants of Savigny-le-Temple are called ''Savigniens''.


Personalities

* Claude Makélélé, football player (Real Madrid, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain), grew up in Savigny-le-Temple. * Olivier Bernard, football player (Newcastle United, Southampton, Rangers), grew up in Savigny-le-Temple. *
Clément Chantôme Clément Jean Robert Chantôme (born 11 September 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Championnat National 2 club C'Chartres. A graduate of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy, Chantôme made a name for ...
, football player (Paris Saint-Germain), grew up in Savigny-le-Temple.


Transport

Savigny-le-Temple is served by Savigny-le-Temple – Nandy station on Paris RER line .


See also

*
Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Seine-et-Marne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official site


* Communes of Seine-et-Marne Sénart {{SeineMarne-geo-stub