Branges

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Branges

(2020–2026) Anthony Vadot^[1]Area

24.59 km² (9.49 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,367 • Density96/km² (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

71056 /71500

Elevation173–209 m (568–686 ft)
(avg. 187 m or 614 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Branges (French pronunciation: [bʁɑ̃ʒ]) 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	2,300	—
1975	2,338	+0.23%
1982	2,312	−0.16%
1990	2,155	−0.88%
1999	2,087	−0.36%
2007	2,319	+1.33%
2012	2,398	+0.67%
2017	2,357	−0.34%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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