Fleurville
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Mâcon | |
| Canton | Hurigny | |
| Community association | Mâconnais Tournugeois | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 27 ' N , 4 ° 53' E | |
| height | 168-205 m | |
| surface | 3.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 519 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 133 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 71260 | |
| INSEE code | 71591 | |
 Mairie Fleurville |
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Fleurville is a French municipality with 519 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Saone-et-Loire in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
The place is on the right bank of the Saône , about 17 kilometers north of Mâcon . Opposite Fleurville, the Reyssouze River flows into the Saône. The Canal de Pont-de-Vaux , which is sealed off from the Saône by the Fleurville lock , also begins just above . This canal is only three kilometers long and is now only used for tourist purposes. Fleurville lies within the defined boundaries of the Burgundy wine-growing region . Defined areas are approved for the production of wines under the Bourgogne Designation of Origin .
history
Around 1900 Fleurville was also a railway junction: one railway line ran from Mâcon via Lugny to Fleurville, and another ran from Fleurville to Pont-de-Vaux . All these railway lines are no longer in operation today.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 340 | 304 | 332 | 455 | 485 | 471 | 473 | 512 |
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