Virey-le-Grand
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône | |
| Canton | Chalon-sur-Saône-1 | |
| Community association | Le Grand Chalon | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 51 ′ N , 4 ° 52 ′ E | |
| height | 178-215 m | |
| surface | 12.65 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,342 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 106 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 71530 | |
| INSEE code | 71585 | |
| Website | http://www.virey-le-grand.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Virey-le-Grand |
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Virey-le-Grand is a French commune with 1,342 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 Chalon-sur-Saône-1 (until 2015: canton Chalon-sur-Saône-Nord ).
geography
Virey-le-Grand is about six kilometers north of Chalon-sur-Saône . Virey-le-Grand is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Lessard-le-National in the north and north-west, Gergy in the north-east, Sassenay in the east, Crissey in the south, Fragnes in the south-west and Fragnes-La Loyère in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 424 | 478 | 573 | 666 | 931 | 1,171 | 1,338 | 1,305 |
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Attractions
- church
Web links
Commons : Virey-le-Grand - collection of images, videos and audio files
