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Louhans () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Louhans is the capital of Bresse bourguignonne and a subprefecture of the department.

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Louhans-Châteaurenaud is a commune in France, situated in the Saône-et-Loire department within the arrondissement of Louhans. It serves as the capital of both the arrondissement of Louhans and the canton of Louhans. The municipality was established on January 1, 1973, replacing the former entity of Châteaurenaud. Its official name is listed as Louhans, Beaulieu, Louhans-Châteaurenaud.

The commune has a population of 6,708, comprising 2,927 males and 3,438 females. It covers an area of 22.58 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 205 meters above sea level. Louhans-Châteaurenaud shares borders with Saint-Usuge, Branges, Bruailles, and La Chapelle-Naude. The postal code for the area is 71500, and it is twinned with Kirchheimbolanden.

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Place details

Locality
Louhans-Châteaurenaud
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Population
6,466
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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9.4 µg/m³
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13.2 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Louhans-Châteaurenaud
French commune.commune status
Subprefecture and commune
French commune.image
Hotel-Dieu Louhans 001.JPG
French commune.caption
Hôtel-Dieu
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason Louhans.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Louhans
French commune.canton
Louhans
French commune.INSEE
71263
French commune.postal code
71500
French commune.mayor
Frédéric Bouchet
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.elevation m
181
French commune.elevation min m
176
French commune.elevation max m
205
French commune.area km2
22.58

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Louhans-Châteaurenaud
Country
France
Population
6446
Area
22.58
Elevation
189
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Sornay
Image
Arcades de Louhans 001.JPG
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topic's main category
Category:Louhans-Châteaurenaud
twinned administrative body
Kirchheimbolanden
Commons category
Louhans-Châteaurenaud
postal code
71500
category of associated people
Category:People from Louhans-Châteaurenaud
associated electoral district
canton of Louhans
male population
2927
female population
3438
inception
1973-01-01
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-85-76-75-10
fax number
+33-3-85-76-75-11
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Louhans () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Louhans is the capital of Bresse bourguignonne and a subprefecture of the department.

==Geography== Louhans is centrally located on the plain of Bresse, a strongly agricultural region in the eastern part of the department of Saône-et-Loire. The Vallière forms part of the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Solnan, which forms part of the commune's southern border. The Solnan flows into the Seille in the town. The Seille flows south-southwest through the western part of the commune and crosses the town.

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