Chassy, Saône-et-Loire

Chassy
Commune
Chassy
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Chassy
Coordinates: 46°35′18″N 4°06′49″E / 46.5883°N 4.1136°E / 46.5883; 4.1136Coordinates: 46°35′18″N 4°06′49″E / 46.5883°N 4.1136°E / 46.5883; 4.1136
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement Charolles
Canton Gueugnon
Intercommunality Pays de Gueugnon
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Simone Bonachi-Vezant
Area1 13.43 km2 (5.19 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 364
  Density 27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 71111 /71130
Elevation 258–360 m (846–1,181 ft)
(avg. 312 m or 1,024 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Chassy is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.

History

It is in April, 1164, that Pope Alexandre III, taken refuge in France, gives a bull to the Abbey of Saint-Martin d'Autun, confirming the patronage of the church to the advantage of this abbey:" Ecclesiam de Chariaco ".

Liste of Mayor

  • 1996-2008 : Jeanne Berlaud
  • Since 2008 : Simone Bonachi-Vezant

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