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Montchanin
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Montchanin is a commune in France, situated in the Saône-et-Loire department within the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Montchanin and is located in the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône. The municipality has an area of 7.82 square kilometers and an elevation of 351 meters above sea level. It shares borders with Torcy, Écuisses, Saint-Eusèbe, and Saint-Laurent-d'Andenay.
The official name of the commune is Montchanin-les-Mines. It was established on May 31, 1854. The population is recorded as 5,226, comprising 2,393 males and 2,637 females. The associated electoral district is the canton of Blanzy.
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- Locality
- Montchanin
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,612
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Montchanin
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Montchanin - Eglise (1).JPG
- French commune.caption
- The church in Montchanin
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Montchanin (Saône-et-Loire).svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 71310
- French commune.postal code
- 71210
- French commune.arrondissement
- Autun
- French commune.canton
- Blanzy
- French commune.intercommunality
- CU Creusot Montceau
- French commune.mayor
- Yohann Cassier
- French commune.term
- 2023–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 325
- French commune.elevation min m
- 298
- French commune.elevation max m
- 351
- French commune.area km2
- 7.82
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Montchanin-les-Mines
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Autun
- Population
- 4976
- Area
- 7.82
- Elevation
- 317
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Montchanin
- Shares border with
- Saint-Laurent-d'Andenay
- Official website
- www.ville-montchanin.fr
- Image
- Montchanin - Place Roger Salengro.JPG
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- Commons category
- Montchanin
- postal code
- 71210
- associated electoral district
- canton of Blanzy
- male population
- 2393
- female population
- 2637
- P8168
- major basilica
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-55-67-52-13
- inception
- 1854-05-31
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Montchanin () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
The town finds its history during the Industrial Revolution in France in the 19th century, being famous for its terracotta tiles and for its coal mines being active between 1820 and 1912.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Montchanin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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