Moroges

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Moroges
Moroges (France)
Moroges
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement Chalon-sur-Saône
Canton Givry
Community association Sud Cote Chalonnaise
Coordinates 46 ° 45 ′  N , 4 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 45 ′  N , 4 ° 40 ′  E
height 239-467 m
surface 8.72 km 2
Residents 569 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 65 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 71390
INSEE code
Website http://www.moroges.fr/

Moroges is a French municipality with 569 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Saone-et-Loire in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté (before 2016 Bourgogne ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Chalon-sur-Saône and the canton Givry (until 2015 Buxy ). The inhabitants are called Morogeois .

location

Moroges is about fifteen kilometers west-southwest of Chalon-sur-Saône . Moroges is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Jambles in the north, Saint-Désert in the east and northeast, Rosey in the east and southeast, Bissey-sous-Cruchaud in the south and Sainte-Hélène in the west.

The national route 80 runs through the municipality .

population

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
population 374 412 406 454 469 541 572 574 569
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Moroges Castle
  • Saint-Martin church (previously: Saint-Vincent church) from the 12th century
  • Moroges Castle, originally from the 13th / 14th centuries. century
  • Mill

Community partnerships

A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Aspisheim in Rhineland-Palatinate since 2000.

Web links

Commons : Moroges  - collection of images, videos and audio files