Bissy-sur-Fley

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Location of Bissy-sur-Fley

(2020–2026) Christine Rebourgeon^[1]Area

4.8 km² (1.9 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

82 • Density17/km² (44/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

71037 /71460

Elevation274–406 m (899–1,332 ft)
(avg. 316 m or 1,037 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bissy-sur-Fley (French pronunciation: [bisi syʁ flɛ], literally Bissy on Fley) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	129	—
1975	93	−4.57%
1982	77	−2.66%
1990	71	−1.01%
1999	72	+0.16%
2009	100	+3.34%
2014	93	−1.44%
2020	83	−1.88%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Sights

15th-century castle known for its owner Pontus de Tyard a French poet member of La Pléiade. The castle has been protected as a historic site since 1932.^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Base Mérimée: French Heritage protection number PA00113117, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)