Germagny

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Location of Germagny
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(2020–2026) Florent Seve[1]Area
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3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
195 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
71216 /71460
Elevation245–358 m (804–1,175 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

The village is located on the Guye river valley. The main roads connect the village to Savianges and Fley to the north, Bissy-sur-Fley to the east, Genouilly to the south and Le Puley to the west.

Main sights

An old mill near the River Guye in Germagny
  • The Romanesque church, where a fresco showing a teenage Christ in glory, was discovered in 1983 in the apse.[3]
  • The public footpath near the River Guye. It was named "La Pléiade", in memory of Pontus de Tyard and Guillaume des Autels, who used to live in the neighbouring villages.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche_GERMAGNY" (PDF) (in French). pastourisme71. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  4. ^ (in French) J.-Pierre Valabregue, Guillaume des Autelz, gentilhomme charolais (1529 – 1581). Un cousin poète méconnu., le journal de Saône-et-Loire du 29/01/2011
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