Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse
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Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse | |
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The church in Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse | |
Coordinates: 46°34′21″N 5°14′49″E / 46.5725°N 5.2469°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Saône-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Louhans |
Canton | Cuiseaux |
Area 1 | 20.87 km2 (8.06 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 648 |
• Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 71401 /71470 |
Elevation | 177–210 m (581–689 ft) (avg. 185 m or 607 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t kʁwa ɑ̃ bʁɛs], literally Sainte-Croix in Bresse; before 2020: Sainte-Croix)[2] is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. The writer Rose Vincent (1918–2011) was born there.
Geography
[edit]The Solnan forms most of the commune's eastern border. The Sâne Morte forms part of the commune's southern border, flows northwestward through the commune, then forms most of its north-western border.
Notable residents
[edit]- Waldeck Rochet (1905-1983) - Secretary General of the Communist Party of France (1964-1972)
- Rose Vincent (1918-2011) - Journalist and writer
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret n° 2020-175 26 February 2020 (in French)
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