Tournus
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Tournus is a commune in France, situated in the Saône-et-Loire department within the arrondissement of Mâcon. It serves as the capital of the canton of Tournus and is located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The town borders Boyer, Lacrost, Mancey, and Ozenay, and is positioned next to the Saône river.
The area of Tournus is 14.62 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 323 meters. Its population is recorded as 5,916, while another source lists it as 6,071. The postal code for the commune is 71700. Tournus is twinned with Germersheim and has been associated with the Benedictines.
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Place details
- Locality
- Tournus
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 6,071
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Tournus
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Tournus - Église Saint-Philibert - 01.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The abbey in Tournus
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Tournus (Saône-et-Loire).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Mâcon
- French commune.canton
- Tournus
- French commune.INSEE
- 71543
- French commune.postal code
- 71700
- French commune.mayor
- Bertrand Veau
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Mâconnais - Tournugeois
- French commune.elevation m
- 193
- French commune.elevation min m
- 168
- French commune.elevation max m
- 353
- French commune.area km2
- 25
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Tournus () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
==Geography== Tournus is located on the right bank of the Saône, 20 km. northeast of Mâcon on the Paris-Lyon railway. In 1972 Tournus absorbed the former commune Plottes.
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