Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ vɛ̃sɑ̃ ɑ̃ bʁɛs], literally Saint-Vincent in Bresse) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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The church in Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse | |
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Coordinates: 46°40′01″N 5°03′42″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Saône-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Louhans |
Canton | Louhans |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Favette[1] |
Area 1 | 15.75 km2 (6.08 sq mi) |
Population | 570 |
• Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 71489 /71440 |
Elevation | 183–212 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.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1801 | 606 | — |
1881 | 972 | +60.4% |
1931 | 669 | −31.2% |
1946 | 556 | −16.9% |
1975 | 349 | −37.2% |
1982 | 365 | +4.6% |
2000 | 485 | +32.9% |
There are ruins of a medieval castle southeast of the town.
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.
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