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Saint-Loup-de-Varennes (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lu də vaʁɛn], literally Saint-Loup of Varennes) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Saint-Loup-de-Varennes
Commune
A sign showing the name of the inventor of photography
Location of Saint-Loup-de-Varennes
Saint-Loup-de-Varennes
Saint-Loup-de-Varennes
Coordinates: 46°43′43″N 4°51′41″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementChalon-sur-Saône
CantonSaint-Rémy
IntercommunalityCA Le Grand Chalon
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Gérard Rigaud[1]
Area
1
8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
1,199
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71444 /71240
Elevation171–205 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.

Geography


It is 6 km (3.7 mi) south of the centre of Chalon-sur-Saône.


Historical significance


View from the Window at Le Gras, one of Nicéphore Niépce's earliest surviving photographs
View from the Window at Le Gras, one of Nicéphore Niépce's earliest surviving photographs

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


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.




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[de] Saint-Loup-de-Varennes

Saint-Loup-de-Varennes ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 1.199 Einwohnern (Stand: 1. Januar 2019) im Département Saône-et-Loire in der Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Chalon-sur-Saône und ist Teil des Kantons Saint-Rémy (bis 2015: Kanton Chalon-sur-Saône-Sud).
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[es] Saint-Loup-de-Varennes

Saint-Loup-de-Varennes es una población y comuna francesa, en la región de Borgoña, departamento de Saona y Loira, en el distrito de Chalon-sur-Saône y cantón de Chalon-sur-Saône-Sud.



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