Damerey

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

Damerey
The church in Damerey
Location of Damerey
Damerey
Damerey
Coordinates: 46°50′07″N 4°59′30″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementChalon-sur-Saône
CantonGergy
IntercommunalitySaône et Bresse
Area
1
11.62 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
558
  Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71167 /71620
Elevation174–196 m (571–643 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Damerey is part of the Bresse Chalonnaise. The Saône defines the northwest boundary of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962381    
1968389+2.1%
1975364−6.4%
1982409+12.4%
1990432+5.6%
1999421−2.5%
2006572+35.9%
2013589+3.0%

Notable people

  • Marie Guillot (9 September 1880 – 5 March 1934) was born in Damerey. She was a teacher in Saône-et-Loire and a pioneer of trade unionism in primary education.[2]
  • Roger Mercier: The commune holds the original work of this man, a roadside artist who since 1984 has built a remarkable city of Hispanic inspiration with buildings and sculptures in painted concrete. At the age of 80 he continued maintenance and development of his work.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Liszek, Slava (1994-01-01). Marie Guillot: de l'émancipation des femmes à celle du syndicalisme. Editions L'Harmattan. p. 18ff. ISBN 978-2-7384-2947-6. Retrieved 2013-09-15.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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