Jambles

Jambles
region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Chalon-sur-Saône
Canton	Givry
Community association	Le Grand Chalon
Coordinates	46 ° 46 ′  N , 4 ° 42 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 46 ′  N , 4 ° 42 ′  E
height	234-495 m
surface	8.25 km 2
Residents	490 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	59 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	71640
INSEE code	71241
Website	http://www.jambles.fr/
Town Hall (Mairie) of Jambles

Jambles is a municipality with 490 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Saône-et-Loire in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté in eastern France . The inhabitants are called Jamblois .

geography

Jambles is located about 17 kilometers west-southwest of Chalon-sur-Saône . Neighboring municipalities of Jambles are Châtel-Moron in the north and north-west, Barizey and Saint-Denis-de-Vaux in the north, Givry in the east, Saint-Désert in the south and Sainte-Hélène in the west and south-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	383	382	350	427	432	475	491	494
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Bénigne church from the 12th century
• Charnailles Castle from the 15th century
• Windmill

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  Saint-Bénigne church

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  Charnailles Castle

source

1. ↑ Commune de Jambles (71241) - COG Insee. Retrieved April 13, 2018 (French). 

Web links

Commons : Jambles  - collection of images, videos and audio files