Montchanin
Appearance
Montchanin | |
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The church in Montchanin | |
Coordinates: 46°44′56″N 4°28′11″E / 46.7489°N 4.4697°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Saône-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Autun |
Canton | Blanzy |
Intercommunality | CU Creusot Montceau |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Yohann Cassier[1] |
Area 1 | 7.82 km2 (3.02 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,979 |
• Density | 640/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 71310 /71210 |
Elevation | 298–351 m (978–1,152 ft) (avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft) |
Website | www |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Montchanin (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʃanɛ̃]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
The town finds its history during the Industrial Revolution in France in the 19th century, being famous for its terracotta tiles [3] and for its coal mines being active between 1820 and 1912. [4]
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 6,408 | — |
1975 | 6,279 | −0.29% |
1982 | 6,263 | −0.04% |
1990 | 5,960 | −0.62% |
1999 | 5,593 | −0.70% |
2007 | 5,505 | −0.20% |
2012 | 5,307 | −0.73% |
2017 | 5,030 | −1.07% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Montchanin | Terreal". terreal.com. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ "Histoire et Patrimoine". www.ville-montchanin.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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