Mailly

Mailly
Commune
Mailly
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Mailly
Coordinates: 46°13′23″N 4°06′54″E / 46.2231°N 4.115°E / 46.2231; 4.115Coordinates: 46°13′23″N 4°06′54″E / 46.2231°N 4.115°E / 46.2231; 4.115
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement Charolles
Canton Chauffailles
Area1 5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 177
  Density 32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 71271 /71340
Elevation 316–460 m (1,037–1,509 ft)
(avg. 427 m or 1,401 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.

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

France's Third Artillery Regiment is based in Mailly; it once operated the nuclear Pluton missile as part of France's deterrent during the Cold War.

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