Chagny (Saône-et-Loire)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône | |
| Canton | Chagny (main town) | |
| Community association | Beaune Cote et Sud | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 55 ' N , 4 ° 45' E | |
| height | 201-315 m | |
| surface | 18.90 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,543 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 293 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 71150 | |
| INSEE code | 71073 | |
| Website | http://www.chagny.fr/ | |
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Chagny is a French municipality with 5543 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Saone-et-Loire in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It is the capital of the canton of Chagny in the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône .
geography
The city is located in the middle of a wine-growing region in Burgundy , halfway between Beaune and Chalon-sur-Saône . The Dheune flows through it in the north and the Canal du Center in the south and west . In the station Chagny that meets railway Nevers-Chagny on the Paris-Marseille railway .
history
The first historical mention of Chagny dates from the reign of the Frankish King Charles the Bald . The name of the town at that time was Cavagnacum, later Chaigny and then over time it became Chagny.
During the Hundred Years War , marauding mercenary troops, so-called Grandes Compagnies , set up their headquarters in the fortress of the old castle and from there plundered the entire area. In 1369 King Charles V sent his commander-in-chief, Bertrand du Guesclin , to Chagny to persuade their leader to move to Castile and take part in the war for the succession to the throne between Henry of Trastamara and Peter the Cruel . With this move he was able to free the province from the pillaging troops. After the mercenaries left, the fortress was razed.
Due to its favorable location on the traffic arteries towards Autun , Beaune and Chalon-sur-Saône, there was a positive economic development of the city. This was the opening of the Canal du Center in 1793 and the Paris-Marseille railway of PLM favored in 1849, so that to glassworks and brickworks an industrial center developed. The canal has since lost its importance for industry, but is used for water tourism with pleasure boats and houseboats .
Attractions
- Romanesque church of Saint-Martin, with a square bell tower from the 11th century
- Hospital pharmacy, founded in 1715 and almost unchanged
Personalities
- Pierre Jeannin (around 1540–1622 / 1623), French finance minister and Baron von Chagny
Town twinning
The website of the municipality of Chagny lists two sister cities on:
- Letchworth , England, UK
- Knowledge , Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Web links
- Official website of the municipality (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ Comite des liaisons internationales. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .