Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse

Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse
Coat of arms
Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse
Location within Burgundy region Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Louhans
Canton	Montret
Intercommunality	Canton of Montret
Area1	15.75 km2 (6.08 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	455
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	71489 / 71440
Elevation	183–212 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne 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.	±%
1801	606	—
1881	972	+60.4%
1931	669	−31.2%
1946	556	−16.9%
1975	349	−37.2%
1982	365	+4.6%
2000	485	+32.9%

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.

See also

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

References

• INSEE