Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse

Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse
The church in Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse
Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse
Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse
Coordinates: 46°40′01″N 5°03′42″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementLouhans
CantonLouhans
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Bruno Favette
Area
1
15.75 km2 (6.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
573
  Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71489 /71440
Elevation183–212 m (600–696 ft)
(avg. 475 m or 1,558 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies 22 km (14 mi) southeast of Chalon-sur-Saône and 16 km (10 mi) west-northwest of Louhans.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1801606    
1881972+60.4%
1931669−31.2%
1946556−16.9%
1975349−37.2%
1982365+4.6%
2000485+32.9%

Sights

There are ruins of a medieval castle southeast of the town.

Name

The place name, formerly Saint-Vincent-en-Braisse, Latin Sanctus Vincentius in Brixia derives from that of St. Vincent born in Zaragoza, martyred at Valencia in 304 during Diocletian's persecutions.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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