Mont-Saint-Vincent

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Mont-Saint-Vincent
Mont-Saint-Vincent (France)
Mont-Saint-Vincent
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement Autun
Canton Blanzy
Community association Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines
Coordinates 46 ° 38 ′  N , 4 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 38 ′  N , 4 ° 29 ′  E
height 320-601 m
surface 13.60 km 2
Residents 327 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 24 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 71300
INSEE code

Mont-Saint-Vincent is a French municipality with 327 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Saône-et-Loire in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Autun and is the administrative seat of the canton of Blanzy .

geography

Mont-Saint-Vincent is located southeast of Chalon-sur-Saône at the foot of the Mont du Charollais . On a clear day you can see Mont Blanc .

history

From 988 until 1506, Mont-Saint-Vincent was a Cluniac priory and became a parish.

Population development

year 1936 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2009
Residents 422 368 391 379 338 327 335 317 314 330

Attractions

  • Romanesque church from the 12th century
  • La Maison du Bailli, former home of the bailiff from 1735
  • 360 ° viewing platform
  • archaeological museum

Web links

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