Saint-Germain-du-Plain
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region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
Arrondissement | Louhans | |
Canton | Ouroux-sur-Saône | |
Community association | Terres de Bresse | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 42 ′ N , 4 ° 59 ′ E | |
height | 171-197 m | |
surface | 19.31 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,290 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 119 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 71370 | |
INSEE code | 71420 | |
Mairie Saint-Germain-du-Plain |
Saint-Germain-du-Plain is a French commune with 2,290 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 Louhans and the Canton of Ouroux-sur-Saône (until 2015: Canton Saint-Germain-du-Plain ).
geography
Saint-Germain-du-Plain is located on the Saône in the Bresse natural landscape . The Tenarre river , a tributary of the Saône, limits the municipality to the south. Saint-Germain-du-Plain is surrounded by the neighboring communities Ouroux-sur-Saône in the north and north-west, Saint-Christoph-en-Bresse in the north and north-east, Saint-Étienne-en-Bresse in the east, Baudrières in the south and south-east, Ormes in the south, Gigny-sur-Saône in the west and south-west and Marnay in the west and north-west.
The former route nationale 433 (today's D933) runs through the municipality .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 1,037 | 1,174 | 1,368 | 1,598 | 1,698 | 1,804 | 2,036 | 2,189 |
Attractions
- Place in front of the town hall
- Saint-Germain-du-Plain Castle