Cuisery

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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Location of Cuisery

46°33′34″N 5°00′07″E / 46.5594°N 5.0019°E / 46.5594; 5.0019CountryFranceRegionBourgogne-Franche-ComtéDepartmentSaône-et-LoireArrondissementLouhansCantonCuiseauxArea

11.29 km² (4.36 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

1,579 • Density140/km² (360/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

71158 /71290

Elevation172–213 m (564–699 ft)
(avg. 211 m or 692 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cuisery (French pronunciation: [kɥizʁi]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Geography

Cuisery is located on the river Seille on the left bank of the Saône River across from Tournus. It is in the southwest corner of the arrondissement of Louhans in the area known as Bresse.

Culture

Cuisery is one of the towns that have established a reputation as a "book town" ^[2] or "village du livres". Antiquarian booksellers, used book sellers, printers, book binding artisans and small presses gravitated here. By 1999, the town's identity was forged as a center for books and artists.^[3] Each month, typically during the first week of the month, there is a grand booksellers market. The town dates to the Middle Ages.^[4]

Popular culture

The Little Paris Bookshop,^[5] a work of romantic fiction by Nina George and translated by Simon Pare, includes a chapter describing a visit to Cuisery.^[6]

References

^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Rebecca Rego Barry (22 March 2018). "Book Towns Beyond Hay Wye". Fine Books Magazine. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ "Cuisery-Village du Livre".Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ "Burgundy Tourism".Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ Nina George (2015). The Little Paris Bookshop. Translated by Simon Pare. Crown Publishers. ISBN 9780553418798. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ Amanda Vaill (28 July 2015). "Exudes All Things French". The Washington Post.. Retrieved 12 March 2020