Damerey

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Location of Damerey

46°50′07″N 4°59′30″E / 46.8353°N 4.9917°E / 46.8353; 4.9917CountryFranceRegionBourgogne-Franche-ComtéDepartmentSaône-et-LoireArrondissementChalon-sur-SaôneCantonGergyIntercommunalitySaône Doubs BresseArea

11.62 km² (4.49 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

546 • Density47/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.

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

Geography

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	389	—
1975	364	−0.94%
1982	409	+1.68%
1990	432	+0.69%
1999	421	−0.29%
2009	572	+3.11%
2014	557	−0.53%
2020	549	−0.24%
Source: INSEE^[2]

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.^[3]
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.

References

^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ 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.