Marcigny
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Charolles | |
| Canton | Paray-le-Monial | |
| Community association | Marcigny | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 16 ' N , 4 ° 2' E | |
| height | 237-338 m | |
| surface | 8.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,780 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 218 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 71110 | |
| INSEE code | 71275 | |
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Marcigny is a French commune with 1,780 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Saone-et-Loire in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It is located in the Brionnais landscape and belongs to the Paray-le-Monial canton . Marcigny is one of the twin cities of the small Palatinate town of Freinsheim .
There were once numerous monasteries in the vicinity of the place. The meetings of the nuns held there gave the place the name Marcigny-les-Nonnains .
In terms of tourism, the small town is mainly known for the remains of the former priory , which today houses a museum for old faience .
Personalities
- Adela von Blois (around 1062–1138), daughter of William the Conqueror and the mother of Stephen of Blois, King of England
- Hugo von Cluny (1024–1109), saint of the Roman Catholic Church and abbot of the Cluny monastery
- St. Ulrich von Zell (1029-1093), Benedictine monk, prior of the double monastery in Marcigny, founder and prior of the St. Ulrich monastery in the Black Forest , saint
- Philibert Fressinet (1767-1821), General
- André Du Ryer (1580-1660), orientalist
literature
- Else Maria Wischermann: Marcigny-sur-Loire. Founding and early history of the first Cluniacens priory (1055 - 1150) , Fink, Münster 1986 (Münstersche Medieval Writings, Volume 42), ISBN 3-7705-2383-0 .
Web links
Commons : Marcigny - collection of images, videos and audio files
