Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse

(2020–2026) Bruno Favette^[1]Area

15.75 km² (6.08 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

579 • Density37/km² (95/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

71489 /71440

Elevation183–212 m (600–696 ft)
(avg. 475 m or 1,558 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ vɛ̃sɑ̃ ɑ̃ bʁɛs], literally Saint-Vincent in Bresse) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

It lies 22 km (14 mi) southeast of Chalon-sur-Saône and 16 km (10 mi) west-northwest of Louhans.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	412	—
1975	349	−2.34%
1982	365	+0.64%
1990	420	+1.77%
1999	468	+1.21%
2009	503	+0.72%
2014	561	+2.21%
2020	576	+0.44%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Sights

There are ruins of a medieval castle southeast of the town.

Name

The place name, formerly Saint-Vincent-en-Braisse, Latin Sanctus Vincentius in Brixia derives from that of St. Vincent born in Zaragoza, martyred at Valencia in 304 during Diocletian's persecutions.

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