La Guiche
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Mâcon | |
| Canton | Cluny | |
| Community association | Clunisois | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 33 ' N , 4 ° 27' E | |
| height | 332-469 m | |
| surface | 27.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 623 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 22 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 71220 | |
| INSEE code | 71231 | |
| Website | communelaguiche.canalblog.com | |
 The mausoleum of Louis-Emmanuel de Valois |
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La Guiche is a commune with 623 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Saône-et-Loire in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the arrondissement of Mâcon and the canton of Cluny .
geography
La Guiche is located in eastern France in the Charolais countryside , 93 kilometers northwest of Lyon , about 20 kilometers northeast of Charolles , the seat of the sub-prefecture of the Arrondissement, and about 20 kilometers northwest of Cluny at an average altitude of 401 meters above sea level . The Mairie stands at a height of 422 meters. Neighboring municipalities of La Guiche are Marizy in the northwest, Le Rousset in the northwest, Chevagny-sur-Guye in the southeast, and Ballore in the southwest. The municipality has an area of 2777 hectares.
The municipality is assigned to a type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ) climate zone : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
Culture and sights
La Guiche belongs to the Roman Catholic parish Les Monts du Charolais of the Autun diocese .
The marble tomb of Louis-Emmanuel de Valois (1596-1653) in the church of La Guiche was classified in 1902 as a Monument historique . The writer Paul Cazin said that it was the most edifying tomb he had ever seen. It was damaged during the French Revolution (1789–1799) and restored in the 19th century for the La Guiche family. In the church there are also the remains of a liter funéraire from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Economy and Infrastructure
There is a hospital and retirement home in La Guiche. The main building was built in 1916 with the help of German prisoners of war ( First World War ). The building was inaugurated in 1918. Outbuildings were built in the following years. In 1941 the hospital was converted into a prison camp for sick political prisoners on behalf of the Vichy regime ( World War II ). On July 14, 1944, the Resistance took over management. Extensive renovations were carried out in 1957 and 1958.
In 2009, 51.1 percent of the workforce were employed in the municipality, the rest were commuters . 11.1 percent of the employees were unemployed .
There is a public primary school in the community.
The nearest stop is Ciry-le-Noble train station, 13.3 kilometers away . The nearest international airport is Dole-Jura Airport in Tavaux and Gevry ( Jura ), 92.5 kilometers away .
In the municipality, there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for Charolais (cheese) and beef from cattle of the Charolais breed ( Bœuf de Charolles ) as well as Protected Geographical Indications (IGP) for Emmentaler ( Emmental français Est-Central ) , mustard ( Moutarde de Bourgogne ) , Poultry ( Volailles du Charolais and de Bourgogne ) and Saône-et-Loire wines .
literature
- Léonce Lex (1859–1926): Le Mausolée de Louis de Valois, duc d'Angoulême, dans l'église de La Guiche . In: Ministère de l'Instruction publique et des Beaux-arts (ed.): Réunion des sociétés des beaux-arts des départements . No. 14 . E. Plon, Nourrit, Paris May 1890, chap. 28 , p. 950-956 (French, online ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Le village de la Guiche. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved June 20, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Doyenné du Charolais. (No longer available online.) Diocèse d'Autun, formerly in the original ; Retrieved June 20, 2013 (French). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ J.-Pierre Valabregue: Le Charolais à table. In: lejsl.com. Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire, April 28, 2012, accessed June 20, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Entry No. 71231 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Entry No. 71231 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Commune: La Guiche (71231). Theme: Tous les thèmes. In: Insee.fr. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques , accessed on June 20, 2013 (French).
