Laives (Saône-et-Loire)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône | |
| Canton | Tournus | |
| Community association | Entre Saône et Grosne | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 39 ′ N , 4 ° 51 ′ E | |
| height | 177–331 m | |
| surface | 12.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,020 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 81 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 71240 | |
| INSEE code | 71249 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Laives |
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Laives is a French commune with 1,020 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Saone-et-Loire in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté ; it belongs to the arrondissement Chalon-sur-Saône and is part of the canton of Tournus (until 2015: canton of Sennecey-le-Grand ). The inhabitants are called Lavais .
geography
Laives is about 15 kilometers south of Chalon-sur-Saône . Laives is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Ambreuil in the north, Beaumont-sur-Grosne in the north-east, Sennecey-le-Grand in the east and south-east, Montceaux-Ragny in the south, Nanton in the south and south-west and Lalheue in the west.
Population development
| year | 1936 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 663 | 649 | 645 | 697 | 644 | 684 | 771 | 901 | 997 | 1.012 |
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Attractions
- Romanesque church of Saint-Martin, monument historique since 1905
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- Saint-Thibault church, historic monument since 1993
- Lenoux Chapel, Monument historique since 1996
- Sermaizey Castle, monument historique since 1947
- Les Antonins gate, a historic monument since 1928
Saint Martin Church
Saint-Thibault church
Chapel of Lenoux
Sermaizey Castle
Les Antonins Gate
Web links
Commons : Laives - collection of images, videos and audio files
