Verzé
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Mâcon | |
| Canton | Hurigny | |
| Community association | Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 23 ' N , 4 ° 44' E | |
| height | 226-590 m | |
| surface | 19.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 787 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 40 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 71960 | |
| INSEE code | 71574 | |
| Website | http://www.verze.fr/ | |
Verzé is a French municipality with 787 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 Mâcon and the canton of Hurigny (until 2015: canton of Mâcon-Nord ). The inhabitants are called Verzéens .
geography
Verzé is about ten kilometers northwest of Mâcon in the Mâconnais in the Bourgogne wine region . Verzé is surrounded by the neighboring communities Igé in the north, Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay in the northeast, Laizé in the east, La Roche-Vineuse in the south, Berzé-la-Ville in the west and southwest, Berzé-le-Châtel in the west and northwest as well as Cluny in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 462 | 531 | 515 | 579 | 575 | 638 | 694 | 760 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church from the 19th century
- 11th century Saint-Criat chapel in Verchizeuil
- La Dîme chapel in Les Tardys
- Escole castle from the 17th century with a tower from the 14th century
- Vaux-Verzé Castle
Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
Saint-Criat Chapel
La Dîme Chapel
Escole Castle
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Personalities
- Georges Burdeau (1905–1988), lawyer and political scientist
