Gourdon (Saône-et-Loire)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Autun | |
| Canton | Blanzy | |
| Community association | Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 41 ′ N , 4 ° 28 ′ E | |
| height | 288-518 m | |
| surface | 25.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 904 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 71300 | |
| INSEE code | 71222 | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) of Gourdon |
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Gourdon is a French municipality with 904 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Saone-et-Loire in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté (before 2016 Bourgogne ); it belongs to the Arrondissement Autun (until 2017 Chalon-sur-Saône ) and is part of the canton Blanzy (until 2015 Mont-Saint-Vincent ). The inhabitants are called Gourdonnais .
geography
Gourdon is about thirty kilometers southeast of Autun . Gourdon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Marigny in the north, Mont-Saint-Vincent in the east, Mary in the southeast, Le Rousset in the south, Saint-Roumain-sous-Gourdon in the west and southwest, Saint-Vallier in the west and northwest and Blanzy in the northwest .
Population development
| year | 1936 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 804 | 780 | 681 | 644 | 798 | 819 | 802 | 871 | 879 | 899 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 11th century, Monument historique
- Gourdon hoard from the Merovingian period (around the 6th century) with numerous gold objects (including a chalice), today kept in the Paris National Library (medals cabinet)
- Castle Les Puits from the 17th / 18th centuries century
Web links
Commons : Gourdon - collection of images, videos and audio files
