Saint-Loup-de-Varennes
Saint-Loup-de-Varennes | |
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Coordinates: 46°43′43″N 4°51′41″E / 46.7286°N 4.8614°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Saône-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône |
Canton | Saint-Rémy |
Intercommunality | Le grand Chalon |
Government | |
• Mayor | Francis Debras |
Area 1 | 8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 1,226 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 71444 /71240 |
Elevation | 171–205 m (561–673 ft) (avg. 191 m or 627 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Loup-de-Varennes is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
Geography
It is 6 km (3.7 mi) south of the centre of Chalon-sur-Saône.
Historical significance
Nicéphore Niépce, the inventor of photography, lived in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, where he died in 1833. Most or all of his photographs, including one taken in 1827 and now the oldest known surviving camera photograph, were made at Le Gras, his ancestral family estate in this village.
See also
References
- INSEE
- Niépce website (in French)
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
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