Saint-Marcel, Saône-et-Loire

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Marcel

(2020–2026) Raymond Burdin^[1]Area

10.17 km² (3.93 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

6,199 • Density610/km² (1,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

71445 /71380

Elevation172–194 m (564–636 ft)
(avg. 181 m or 594 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Marcel is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Among its notable buildings is the Abbey of Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,516	—
1975	4,253	+2.76%
1982	3,973	−0.97%
1990	4,118	+0.45%
1999	4,705	+1.49%
2007	5,669	+2.36%
2012	5,932	+0.91%
2017	6,049	+0.39%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE