Damerey
| Damerey | |
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  Damerey | |
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Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region  Damerey | |
| Coordinates: 46°50′07″N 4°59′30″E / 46.8353°N 4.9917°ECoordinates: 46°50′07″N 4°59′30″E / 46.8353°N 4.9917°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Saint-Martin-en-Bresse |
| Intercommunality | Saône et Bresse |
| Area1 | 11.62 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 538 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71167 / 71620 |
| Elevation |
174–196 m (571–643 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) |
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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. | |
Damerey is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
Geography
Damerey is part of the Bresse Chalonnaise. The Saône defines the northwest boundary of the commune.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 381 | — |
| 1968 | 389 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 364 | −6.4% |
| 1982 | 409 | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 432 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 421 | −2.5% |
| 2006 | 572 | +35.9% |
| 2013 | 589 | +3.0% |
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.[1]
- 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.
See also
References
- ↑ 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.
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