Montchanin
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Autun | |
| Canton | Blanzy | |
| Community association | Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 45 ′ N , 4 ° 28 ′ E | |
| height | 298-351 m | |
| surface | 7.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,030 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 643 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 71210 | |
| INSEE code | 71310 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-montchanin.fr/ | |
 Roger Salengro Square in Montchanin |
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Montchanin is a French municipality with 5030 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 of Autun and the Canton of Blanzy .
geography
Montchanin is located on the Canal du Center and the Bourbince River , embedded in a lake landscape. Montchanin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Torcy in the north and north-west, Écuisses in the north-east, Saint-Laurent-d'Andenay in the east and Saint-Eusèbe in the south and south-west.
The national routes 70 and 80 run through the municipality . Montchanin is an important railroad crossing point.
history
Montchanin was formed in 1854 from parts of the neighboring municipality of Saint-Éusebe and was known as Montchanin-lès-Mines until 1958 .
Population development
| year | 1936 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 5,247 | 5,452 | 6,405 | 6,408 | 6,279 | 6.263 | 5,960 | 5,593 | 5,521 | 5,388 |
Personalities
- Léon Gromier (1879–1965), priest and rubricist
- Jean Mattéoli (1922–2008), politician
Community partnerships
- Wirges , Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, since 1977
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