Rigny-sur-Arroux

Rigny-sur-Arroux
region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Charolles
Canton	Gueugnon
Community association	Entre Arroux, Loire et Somme
Coordinates	46 ° 32 '  N , 4 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 32 '  N , 4 ° 2'  E
height	227-347 m
surface	48.64 km 2
Residents	642 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	71160
INSEE code	71370
Website	http://www.rigny71.fr/

Rigny-sur-Arroux is a French municipality with 642 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 Charolles and the canton of Gueugnon . The inhabitants are called Rignyssois .

geography

Rigny-sur-Arroux is about 60 kilometers east-northeast of Moulins . Neighboring municipalities of Rigny-sur-Arroux are Curdin and Gueugnon in the north, Clessy in the east and northeast, Saint-Vincent-Bragny in the east and southeast, Digoin in the south, La Motte-Saint-Jean in the west and southwest and Neuvy-Grandchamp in the northwest .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2016
Residents	727	687	619	605	667	617	611	676	647
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint Didier church from the 19th century, bell tower from the 12th century, monument historique since 1927
• La Vaivre Castle (also: La Vesvre), built in 1630/1830, monument historique since 2009
• Castle lazy

Saint Didier Church

Web links

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