Germagny
Germagny | |
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 The Romanesque Church | |
Location of Germagny  | |
  Germagny  Germagny | |
| Coordinates: 46°40′15″N 4°36′11″E / 46.6708°N 4.6031°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Givry |
| Intercommunality | Sud de la Côte chalonnaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Dubois |
Area 1 | 3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 157 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71216 /71460 |
| Elevation | 245–358 m (804–1,175 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Germagny is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
Geography
The village is located on the Guye river valley. The main roads connect the village to Savianges and Fley to the north, Bissy-sur-Fley to the east, Genouilly to the south and le Puley to the west.
Main sights
- The Romanesque church, where a fresco showing a teenage Christ in glory, was discovered in 1983 in the apse.[1]
- The public footpath near the River Guye. It was named "La Pléiade", in memory of Pontus de Tyard and Guillaume des Autels, who used to live in the neighbouring villages.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Fiche_GERMAGNY" (PDF) (in French). pastourisme71. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ Template:Fr icon J.-Pierre Valabregue, Guillaume des Autelz, gentilhomme charolais (1529 – 1581). Un cousin poète méconnu., le journal de Saône-et-Loire du 29/01/2011
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