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
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
- Waldeck Rochet (1905-1983) - Secretary General of the Communist Party of France (1964-1972)
- Rose Vincent (1918-2011) - Journalist and writer
See also
References
- ^ "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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