Saint-Marcel (Saône-et-Loire)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône | |
| Canton | Saint-Rémy | |
| Community association | Le Grand Chalon | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 47 ' N , 4 ° 53' E | |
| height | 172-194 m | |
| surface | 10.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,049 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 595 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 71380 | |
| INSEE code | 71445 | |
| Website | http://www.saintmarcel.com | |
.JPG) Parish church |
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Saint-Marcel is a French municipality with 6049 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Saone-et-Loire in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône and the canton of Saint-Rémy .
Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Marcel are Châtenoy-en-Bresse in the north, Oslon , Lans and Épervans in the east, Lux in the south and Chalon-sur-Saône in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 3198 | 3516 | 4253 | 3973 | 4118 | 4901 | 5669 |
Attractions
- Saint-Marcel monastery
- Remains of a Roman temple (2nd century)
Personalities
- Marcellus is said to have been martyred here in 178
- Guntchramn († 592), Merovingian part king, was buried in Saint-Marcel
- Peter Abelard (1079-1142) died in Saint-Marcel and was buried in the monastery before the corpse of Troyes was transferred
Web link
Commons : Saint-Marcel - Collection of images, videos and audio files
