Mesvres
Mesvres | |
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Commune | |
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Mesvres Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region Mesvres | |
Coordinates: 46°51′47″N 4°14′33″E / 46.8631°N 4.2425°ECoordinates: 46°51′47″N 4°14′33″E / 46.8631°N 4.2425°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Saône-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Autun |
Canton | Autun-2 |
Intercommunality | Arroux Mesvrin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Bernard Andre |
Area1 | 23.46 km2 (9.06 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 858 |
• Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 71297 /71190 |
Elevation |
273–645 m (896–2,116 ft) (avg. 288 m or 945 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. |
Mesvres is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
History
The bishops of Autun receive Charles the Bald the seat of a priory located in Mesvres. Ce prieuré fut cédé en 994 à l' abbaye de Cluny . The priory was surrendered in 994 to the Abbey of Cluny . Pierre de Beaufort, prieur de Mesvres en 1357, fut le dernier pape français ( Grégoire XI ) à Avignon . Pierre de Beaufort, prior of Mesvres in 1357, was the last French Pope ( Gregory ) to Avignon
See also
References
External links
- La Gazette de Mesvres (Unofficial website) (in French)
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