Mesvres

Mesvres
region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Autun
Canton	Autun-2
Community association	Grand Autunois Morvan
Coordinates	46 ° 52 ′  N , 4 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 52 ′  N , 4 ° 15 ′  E
height	273-645 m
surface	23.46 km 2
Residents	760 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	32 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	71190
INSEE code	71297
Website	http://www.mesvres.fr/
Town hall (Mairie) of Mesvres

Mesvres is a French municipality with 760 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Saône-et-Loire in the Région Bourgogne Franche-Comté . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Autun and the canton of Autun-2 (until 2015: canton of Mesvres ).

geography

Mesvres is about twelve kilometers south-southwest of Autun . Mesvres is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Brion in the north, Autun in the northeast, Broye in the east, Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne in the southeast, La Chapelle-sous-Uchon in the south and Étang-sur-Arroux in the west and north-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	949	854	930	890	836	840	839	769
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 12th century
• Saint-Martin Priory, built in 843 on the foundations of an ancient temple
• Notre-Dame-de-la-Certenue chapel from the 17th century

Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church

Web links

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