Saône-et-Loire

Also known as Saone-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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Settlement.name: Saône-et-Loire
Settlement.native_name_lang: fr
Settlement.type: Department of France
Settlement.image_skyline: Macon - Prefecture.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Prefecture building in Mâcon
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Saône-et-Loire Department.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Blason département fr Saône-et-Loire.svg
Settlement.image_map: Saône-et-Loire-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Saône-et-Loire in France
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Mâcon
Settlement.parts_type: Subprefectures
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: AutunChalon-sur-SaôneCharollesLouhans

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: department of France
Named after: Loire
Official name: Saône-et-Loire
Country: France
Located in: Burgundy
Contains: arrondissement of Mâcon
Capital: Mâcon
Population: 550310
Area: 8575
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Loire
Highest point: Haut-Folin
Official website: www.saone-et-loire.gouv.fr
Image: Macon - Prefecture.JPG

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topic's main category: Category:Saône-et-Loire
inception: 1790-03-04
Commons category: Saône-et-Loire
category for people born here: Category:Births in Saône-et-Loire
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Saône-et-Loire
category of associated people: Category:People from Saône-et-Loire
twinned administrative body: Yamanashi Prefecture
Commons gallery: Saône-et-Loire
annual number of weddings: 1653
described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Principal towns
Subdivisions
Demographics
Politics
Current National Assembly Representatives
Tourism
See also
References
External links

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.

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