Chauffailles
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| Commune | ||
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  Chauffailles Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region  Chauffailles | ||
| Coordinates: 46°12′26″N 4°20′27″E / 46.2072°N 4.3408°ECoordinates: 46°12′26″N 4°20′27″E / 46.2072°N 4.3408°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Charolles | |
| Canton | Chauffailles | |
| Intercommunality | Canton of Chauffailles | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marie-Christine Bignon | |
| Area1 | 22.63 km2 (8.74 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 4,094 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71120 /71170 | |
| Elevation |
352–653 m (1,155–2,142 ft) (avg. 440 m or 1,440 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Chauffailles is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
Chauffailles was the base of the Congrégation des Soeurs de l'Enfant-Jésus de Chauffailles, an order of teaching nuns founded by Reine Antier (1801–83).[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Biographie de Reine Antier (in French), Congrégation des Soeurs de L'Enfant-Jésus de Chauffailles (Province du Canada), retrieved 2017-11-03
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