Nanton (Saône-et-Loire)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône | |
| Canton | Tournus | |
| Community association | Entre Saône et Grosne | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 37 ′ N , 4 ° 49 ′ E | |
| height | 182-476 m | |
| surface | 14.03 km 2 | |
| Residents | 634 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 45 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 71240 | |
| INSEE code | 71328 | |
| Website | https://www.nanton.fr/ | |
Nanton is a French municipality with 634 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Saone-et-Loire in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté (before 2016 Bourgogne ); it belongs to the arrondissement Chalon-sur-Saône and is part of the canton of Tournus (until 2015 Sennecey-le-Grand ). The inhabitants are called Nantonais .
geography
Nanton is located about 17 kilometers south-southwest of Chalon-sur-Saône . The municipality is crossed in the west by the river Grison . Nanton is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lalheue in the north and northwest, Laives in the north and northeast, Montceaux-Ragny in the east, Jugy and Vers in the southeast, Mancey in the south and southeast, Étrigny in the south and southwest and La Chapelle-de-Bragny in the west .
Population development
| year | 1936 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 673 | 570 | 531 | 502 | 462 | 420 | 460 | 487 | 556 | 629 |
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Attractions
- Saint Laurent Church
- Saint-Antoine-et-Sainte-Françoise chapel in Corlay, a historic monument since 1942
