Lessard-en-Bresse
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Louhans | |
| Canton | Ouroux-sur-Saône | |
| Community association | Terres de Bresse | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 44 ' N , 5 ° 6' E | |
| height | 187-214 m | |
| surface | 8.2 km 2 | |
| Residents | 542 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 66 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 71440 | |
| INSEE code | 71256 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Lessard-en-Bresse |
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Lessard-en-Bresse is a French municipality with 542 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 Louhans and the Canton of Ouroux-sur-Saône (until 2015: Canton Saint-Germain-du-Plain ).
geography
Lessard-en-Bresse is located about 18 kilometers east-southeast of Chalon-sur-Saône in the Bresse natural landscape . Lessard-en-Bressen is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Thurey in the north and east, Vérissey in the south-east, Tronchy in the south and L'Abergement-Sainte-Colombe in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 497 | 450 | 390 | 385 | 392 | 425 | 480 | 570 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
- Lessard-en-Bresse Castle
Web links
Commons : Lessard-en-Bresse - collection of images, videos and audio files
