Semur-en-Brionnais

Semur-en-Brionnais
region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Charolles
Canton	Chauffailles
Community association	Canton de Semur-en-Brionnais
Coordinates	46 ° 16 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 16 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E
height	271-464 m
surface	15.56 km 2
Residents	623 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	40 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	71110
INSEE code	71510
Website	semur-en-brionnais-vp.fr
Saint-Hilaire church

Semur-en-Brionnais is a French municipality with 623 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 Charolles and the canton of Chauffailles . It is a member municipality of the Communauté de communes du Canton de Semur-en-Brionnais and classified as one of the Plus beaux villages de France ( Most Beautiful Villages in France ).

geography

The place is part of the Brionnais area and is located on a small hill surrounded by orchards and pastures six kilometers east of the Loire about at the height of Marcigny . The city of Mâcon is located in the east at a distance of about 50 km (as the crow flies).

Castle ruins

Attractions

• The Romanesque church of Saint-Hilaire . It is one of the region's special gems.
• The ruins of the donjon , in which St. Hugo Abbot of Cluny and builder of the basilica of Paray-le-Monial is said to have been born, is located in the center of the village.

Personalities

• The Lords of Semur , including Hugo the Saint , Abbot of Cluny
• Henriette d'Angeville (1794–1871), French mountaineer

Web links

Commons : Semur-en-Brionnais  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Semur-en-Brionnais on Les plus Beaux Villages de France (French)