Massy, Saône-et-Loire

Massy is a former commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Vineuse sur Fregande.[1]

Massy
Location of Massy
Massy
Massy
Coordinates: 46°29′06″N 4°36′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementMâcon
CantonCluny
CommuneLa Vineuse sur Fregande
Area
1
5.07 km2 (1.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
62
  Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
71250
Elevation222–389 m (728–1,276 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sights

  • Church Saint-Denis, dating from the eleventh century, listed as a historic monument since 1991.
  • Ruins from Roman times, including a small bridge crossing the river.
  • An old fortified middle-age castle build on the base of Roman constructions. It used to be a subsidiary of the Cluny Monastery[2]

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 28 July 2016 (in French)
  2. Mérimée database entry French Ministry of Culture (in French)



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