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Cluny
Cluny () is a commune in the eastern French department of Saône-et-Loire, in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is northwest of Mâcon.
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Cluny is a small town located in eastern France, in the Saône-et-Loire department within the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It sits northwest of the city of Mâcon.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cluny
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,581
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The Benedictine Abbey of Cluny was founded in 910 by Duke William I of Aquitaine. Cluny Abbey became a major center of monastic reform, influencing over 1,000 monasteries and 10,000 monks across Europe by the 12th century. Although much of the grand abbey was destroyed during the French Revolution, its striking remains and bell tower still dominate the townscape.
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thumb|Aerial view of the Cluny Abbey, South Burgundy, France thumb|Tour des fromages
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Cluny () is a commune in the eastern French department of Saône-et-Loire, in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is northwest of Mâcon.
The town grew up around the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny, founded by Duke William I of Aquitaine in 910. The height of Cluniac influence was from the second half of the 10th century through the early 12th. The abbey was sacked by the Huguenots in 1562, and many of its valuable manuscripts were destroyed or removed. Part of the abbey church and monastic buildings survived destruction as a result of the French Revolution.
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