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Also known as Vallier-le-Bois, Saint-Vallier-sur-Rhône (Saint-Vallier), Val-Libre

commune in Saône-et-Loire, France

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Saint-Vallier is a commune in France, located in the Saône-et-Loire department within the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Saint-Vallier and has at various times been part of the arrondissements of Autun and Chalon-sur-Saône. The municipality shares borders with Montceau-les-Mines, Blanzy, Ciry-le-Noble, and Gourdon. Its official names include Saint-Vallier, Val-Libre, and Vallier-le-Bois.

The commune has an area of 24.21 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 382 meters. Its population is recorded as 8,873, comprising 4,126 males and 4,528 females. Saint-Vallier is twinned with Wallerfangen and Rybnik. The postal code for the area is 71230.

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Place details

Locality
Saint-Vallier
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Population
9,670
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department
Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement
Autun
Canton
Saint-Vallier
Intercommunality
CU Creusot Montceau
Mayor 2020 2026
Alain Philibert
Area
24.21 km (9.35 sq mi)
Population 2023
8,508
Density
351.4/km (910.2/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
71486 /71230
Elevation
268–382 m (879–1,253 ft) , (avg. 323 m or 1,060 ft)

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Vallier-le-Bois
Country
France
Population
8508
Area
24.21
Elevation
315
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Ciry-le-Noble
Image
SaintVallierChurch.JPG
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twinned administrative body
Rybnik
Commons category
Saint-Vallier (Saône-et-Loire)
postal code
71230
different from
Saint-Vallier
associated electoral district
canton of Saint-Vallier
male population
4126
female population
4528
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-85-67-91-50
fax number
+33-3-85-67-91-60
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Encyclopedic overview

Saint-Vallier ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ valje] ) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Vallier” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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