Bois-Sainte-Marie
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Charolles | |
| Canton | Chauffailles | |
| Community association | La Clayette Chauffailles en Brionnais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 20 ′ N , 4 ° 21 ′ E | |
| height | 390-462 m | |
| surface | 2.69 km 2 | |
| Residents | 197 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 73 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 71800 | |
| INSEE code | 71041 | |
 Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité church |
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Bois-Sainte-Marie is a French commune with 197 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Saône-et-Loire in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the canton of Chauffailles and the municipal association Pays clayettois .
geography
Bois-Sainte-Marie is located in Brionnais , 37 kilometers northwest of Mâcon , surrounded by the municipalities of Gibles , Colombier-en-Brionnais and Curbigny .
history
The old name of Bois-Sainte-Marie, Sancta Maria de Bosco , reminds us that the town center used to be in a forest. The place name was first mentioned in 998 in a collection of documents from Cluny . There was originally a priory in the village, which was destroyed in the 16th century during the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598).
In the Middle Ages , Bois-Sainte-Marie was surrounded by a city wall with three city gates. After the destruction of the citadel on Mount Dun ( Saint-Racho ) in 1181, the population of Bois-Sainte-Marie grew. The village became the seat of a royal castellany and the seat of an archpriest who administered 32 parishes . In Bois-Sainte-Marie there was a mint (Hôtel des Monnaies) , a salt chamber for the Gabelle ("salt tax") and a royal prévôté . In the early 15th century, the town suffered attacks from marauding Armagnacs . And as the 15th century progressed, Bois-Sainte-Marie lost its importance, while La Clayette gained importance.
During the French Revolution (1789-1799) Bois-Sainte- Marie was renamed to Bois Marie . In 1793 Bois Marie received the status of a municipality and was the canton capital. In 1801 it was given the right to local self-government under its current name.
Attractions
The Romanesque parish church from the 12th century was classified as a monument historique in 1862 .
Economy and Transport
Bois-Sainte-Marie, there are two agricultural companies that have specialized in cattle. The EHPAD De Rambuteau retirement home employs 90 people.
The nearest train station , Gare de La Clayette - Baudemont , is about 6.4 kilometers away in La Clayette. The nearest airport is the Aéroport de Saint-Yan , 28 kilometers away in the south of the municipality of Saint-Yan .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Le village de Bois-Sainte-Marie. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved August 23, 2011 (French).
- ↑ a b Bois Sainte Marie. In: pays-clayettois.fr. Communauté de communes du Pays Clayettois, accessed on 23 August 2011 (French).
- ↑ Bois-Sainte-Marie - notice communal. In: Cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved August 23, 2011 (French).
- ^ Architecture. In: Base Mérimée. Ministère de la culture, accessed 23 August 2011 (French).