Saint-Jean-de-Losne

Saint-Jean-de-Losne (, literally Saint John of Losne) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. It is about southeast of Dijon.

==History== thumb|left|200px|Monument commemorating the 1636 siege, by Mathurin Moreau Despite its size, the town's position on the Saône River meant it featured in a number of battles. In October 1636, during the Thirty Years War, the fortress was besieged by an Imperial army; the garrison commander, Mothe-Houdancourt, held out long enough to be relieved.