Varennes-le-Grand
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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 ° 49 ′ N , 4 ° 50 ′ E | |
| height | 172-206 m | |
| surface | 19.08 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,298 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 120 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 71240 | |
| INSEE code | 71555 | |
| Website | http://www.varenneslegrand.fr/ | |
Varennes-le-Grand is a French commune with 2,298 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 Chalon-sur-Saône and is part of the canton of Saint-Rémy (until 2015: canton of Chalon-sur-Saône-Sud ).
geography
Varennes-le-Grand lies on the Saône , which forms the eastern municipal boundary. Varennes-le-Grand is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Loup-de-Varennes in the north and north-west, Épervans in the north and north-east, Ouroux-sur-Saône in the east, Marnay in the south-east, Saint-Cyr in the south, and Saint-Ambreuil in the South and southwest and La Charmée to the west.
The Autoroute A6 and the former Route nationale 6 (today's D906) run through the municipality . The municipality's former stop is on the Paris – Marseille railway line .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 1,019 | 993 | 1.014 | 1,181 | 1,298 | 2,058 | 2,269 | 2,267 |
Trivia
A detention center with approx. 200 places has existed here since 1991.
