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Paray-le-Monial

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Also known as Paray

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

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Air quality

45US AQIGood
PM2.5
9.7 µg/m³
PM10
14.6 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-11 04:00 · Open-Meteo

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 sections
Contents
  • 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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