The Savincates were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the

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in the Alpes Maritimae, during the Iron Age.

Name

They are mentioned as ''Savincatium'' on two inscriptions., s.v. ''Savincates''. The meaning of the

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remains obscure. The toponym ''Savines'' has been traditionally compared with ''Savincates'' and associated with their chief town, although this has been criticized by Guy Barruol.

Geography

The Savincates dwelled south of the Guil valley, in the

). Their territory was located west of the Veneni, Soti, and Tyrii, south of the Caturiges, east of the Avantici and Adanates, and north of the Gallitae, Eguiturii, and Nemeturii., Map 17: Lugdunum. The ''

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Rigomagensis'', mentioned in 400 AD in the '' Notitia Galliarum'', extended to all the Ubaye valley. In the 8th–9th centuries, it designated a ''pagus (Rigomagensis)'' or a ''vallis (Reumagensis)'', which corresponded to the middle Ubaye valley.

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