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Paray-le-Monial
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Paray-le-Monial is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Since 2004, Paray-le-Monial has been part of the Charolais-Brionnais region. Its inhabitants are called Parodiens and Parodiennes.
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Paray-le-Monial is a commune in France, situated within the Saône-et-Loire department and the arrondissement of Charolles. It serves as the capital of the canton of Paray-le-Monial and is located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The town has a population of 9,630, comprising 4,025 males and 5,164 females. Its postal code is 71600, and it covers an area of 25.2 square kilometers.
The municipality shares borders with Hautefond, Nochize, Poisson, and Saint-Léger-lès-Paray. It is twinned with Payerne, Bethlehem, Bad Dürkheim, and Wells. Paray-le-Monial is located at an elevation of 304 meters above sea level. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Paray-le-Monial
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 9,840
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Paray-le-Monial
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Paray-le-Monial - Maison Jaillet - 1.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Hôtel de Ville in Paray-le-Monial
- French commune.arrondissement
- Charolles
- French commune.canton
- Paray-le-Monial
- French commune.INSEE
- 71342
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Paray-le-Monial (Saône-et-Loire).svg
- French commune.postal code
- 71600
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Marc Nesme
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 245
- French commune.elevation min m
- 234
- French commune.elevation max m
- 304
- French commune.area km2
- 25.20
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Do
Club 4 is the only real club in town.
Sleep
Hotel 3 Pigeons Hotel Terminus which is in a short walking distance of the station. It has a wonderful garden to sit in summer.
Stay safe
The town is not very dangerous and there is hardly any crime. You can walk through the town at night at any time. Especially when it's pilgrim-season you should be careful as there are many tourists in town around that time.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Population
- Main sights
- Economy
- Notable people
- Twin towns - Sister cities
- Climate
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Paray-le-Monial is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Since 2004, Paray-le-Monial has been part of the Charolais-Brionnais region. Its inhabitants are called Parodiens and Parodiennes.
==Geography== Paray-le-Monial is located in the southwest of the Saône-et-Loire Département, in the heart of the Charolais countryside, in a plain bounded by the Brionnais upland, the rivers Loire, l'Arroux and the Bourbince.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paray-le-Monial” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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