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| Coat of arms of the Saône-et-Loire department | |
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| Administration | |
| Department number: | 71 |
| Region: | Bourgogne |
| Prefecture: | Mâcon |
| Subprefectures: | Autun Chalon-sur-Saône Charolles Louhans |
| Arrondissements: | 5 |
| Cantons: | 57 |
| Communes: | 573 |
| President of the General Council: | Arnaud Montebourg |
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| Population | Ranked 42nd |
| -1999 | 544,893 |
| Population density: | 64/km² |
| Land area¹: | 8575 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Bourgogne ( English: Burgundy is one of the 26 regions of France. A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Mâcon is a commune of France, préfecture (capital of the Saône-et-Loire département, in the Bourgogne Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Autun is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in Burgundy in eastern France. Not to be confused with Châlons-en-Champagne, formerly known as Châlons-sur-Marne Charolles is a commune of the Saône-et-Loire département, in east-central France. Louhans is a commune of the Saône-et-Loire département, in France. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 5 arrondissements of the Saône-et-Loire department are Arrondissement of Autun, ( subprefecture: Autun) with The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 57 cantons of the Saône-et-Loire department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 573 communes of the Saône-et-Loire département, in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly Arnaud Montebourg (born October 30, 1962, in Clamecy, Nièvre) is a French politician and a deputy of the fifth district of Saone As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
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Saône-et-Loire (Sona-et-Lêre in Arpitan language) is a French department, named after the Saône and the Loire rivers between which it lies. Franco-Provençal ( Francoprovençal) or Arpitan ( Vernacular: frp francoprovençâl arpitan patouès; francoprovenzale arpitano dialetto This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division The Saône (son ( Sona in Arpitan) is a River of eastern France. The Loire River (lwaʁ in French) is the longest River in France.
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History
When it was formed during the French Revolution, as of March 4, 1790 in fulfillment of the law of December 22, 1789, the new department combined parts of the provinces of southern Burgundy and Bresse, uniting lands that had no previous common history nor political unity and which have no true geographical unity. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département Burgundy (Bourgogne Burgund is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, inhabited in turn by Celts ( Gauls) Bresse ( Arpitan: Brêsse) is a former French province. It is located in the Rhône-Alpes ( Rôno-Arpes) région Thus its history is that of Burgundy, and is especially to be found in the local histories of Autun, Mâcon, Chalon-sur-Saône, Charolles and Louhans. Burgundy (Bourgogne Burgund is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, inhabited in turn by Celts ( Gauls) Autun is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in Burgundy in eastern France. Mâcon is a commune of France, préfecture (capital of the Saône-et-Loire département, in the Bourgogne Not to be confused with Châlons-en-Champagne, formerly known as Châlons-sur-Marne Charolles is a commune of the Saône-et-Loire département, in east-central France. Louhans is a commune of the Saône-et-Loire département, in France.
Geography
Saône-et-Loire is the seventh largest department of France and the most densely populated in the region of Bourgogne. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Bourgogne ( English: Burgundy is one of the 26 regions of France. In the west the department is composed of the hills of the Autunois, the region around Autun, of the Charollais and of the Mâconnais. Autun is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in Burgundy in eastern France. Charolles is a commune of the Saône-et-Loire département, in east-central France. Mâcon is a commune of France, préfecture (capital of the Saône-et-Loire département, in the Bourgogne In the center it is traversed from north to south by the Saône in its wide plain; the Saône is a tributary of the River Rhône that joins it at Lyon and thus is connected to the Mediterranean Sea. The Rhone, or the Rhône is one of the major Rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France. ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. The Loire makes its way in the opposite direction, draining into the Atlantic Ocean. The Canal du Centre links the Saône to the Loire between Chalon-sur-Saône and Digoin, thereby linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic ocean. The Canal du Centre, originally known as the Canal du Charollais, was opened in 1792 and made it possible for the first time for boat traffic to pass from the north of France Not to be confused with Châlons-en-Champagne, formerly known as Châlons-sur-Marne Digoin is a commune of the Saône-et-Loire département, in France. In the east the department occupies the northern part of the plain of Bresse. In the west its industrial heart is in Le Creusot and Montceau-les-Mines. Le Creusot is a French commune in the Saône-et-Loire département and the Bourgogne région. Montceau-les-Mines is a commune in the département of Saône-et-Loire and the Bourgogne region of France
See also
- Mâcon - Capital
- Cantons of the Saône-et-Loire department
- Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department
- Arrondissements of the Saône-et-Loire department
External links
- (French) General Council website
- (French) Prefecture website
- (English) Saone-et-Loire at the Open Directory Project
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