Gueugnon
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Gueugnon | |
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The Arroux river in Gueugnon | |
Coordinates: 46°36′07″N 4°03′42″E / 46.6019°N 4.0617°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Saône-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Charolles |
Canton | Gueugnon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Lotte[1] |
Area 1 | 28.51 km2 (11.01 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 6,616 |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 71230 /71130 |
Elevation | 233–352 m (764–1,155 ft) (avg. 243 m or 797 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gueugnon (French pronunciation: [ɡøɲɔ̃]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 9,268 | — |
1975 | 10,739 | +2.13% |
1982 | 10,456 | −0.38% |
1990 | 9,697 | −0.94% |
1999 | 8,563 | −1.37% |
2007 | 7,826 | −1.12% |
2012 | 7,367 | −1.20% |
2017 | 6,992 | −1.04% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Economy
[edit]The primary industry in the town is a stainless-steel factory run by Aperam. A huge part of Gueugnon's economy is based on cow breeding, mostly because the city is located in the Charolais area. There is also an industrial and touristic zone 3 kilometers south of Gueugnon called Chazey with a sand quarry, a transport company and 5 ponds mostly used by anglers and canoe clubs.
Gueugnon is a twin town of Otterberg, Germany.
Tourism
[edit]In Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, you can see :
- The Arboretum de Pézanin, one of the richest forest collection in France,
- The Rock of Solutré,
- The Cluny abbey, and its medieval city,
- Charolles and the "boeuf charolais",
- Mâcon, Paray-le-Monial,
- The Canal Bridge in Digoin,
- Diverti'Parc in Toulon sur Arroux,
- Touroparc Zoo in Romanèche-Thorins,
- Nicéphore-Niépce museum in Chalon-sur-Saône.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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