Saône-et-Loire
Saône-et-Loire (; Arpitan: Sona-et-Lêre) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the rivers Saône and Loire, between which it lies, in the country's central-eastern part.
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Saône-et-Loire is a department (administrative division) located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France, named after the two rivers—the Saône and Loire—that flow through its territory. The department's geography and naming reflect its position between these two significant waterways in France's interior.
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- Prefecture building in Mâcon
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- History
- Geography
- Principal towns
- Subdivisions
- Demographics
- Politics
- Current National Assembly Representatives
- Tourism
- See also
- References
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Saône-et-Loire (; Arpitan: Sona-et-Lêre) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the rivers Saône and Loire, between which it lies, in the country's central-eastern part.
Saône-et-Loire is Bourgogne-Franche-Comté's most populous department with a population of 550,310 as of 2023. It is also its southernmost department, as it is situated on the regional border with Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Saône-et-Loire's prefecture is Mâcon, with subprefectures in Autun, Chalon-sur-Saône, Charolles and Louhans. Its INSEE and postcode number is 71.