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Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
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| Coordinates: 46°57′N 4°33′E / 46.95°N 4.55°ECoordinates: 46°57′N 4°33′E / 46.95°N 4.55°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Autun |
| Canton | Épinac |
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| • Mayor (2014–) | Denis Luneau |
| Area1 | 17.12 km2 (6.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 328 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71493 /71360 |
| Elevation | 330–471 m (1,083–1,545 ft) (avg. 363 m or 1,191 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
Saisy is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
Saisy is located 28 km (17 mi) from Beaune, 37 km (23 mi) from Chalon-sur-Saône and 21 km (13 mi) from Autun.
An aerial view of Saisy (le Bourg) from geoportail.fr.
The Chalon-Autun-Beaune triangle is regarded as one of the most beautiful areas in the whole of France, with breathtaking scenery, outstanding cuisine and world class wines.
It is gradually becoming a popular place for second home owners from Paris, Holland and increasingly the UK and the US.
There are views across the countryside from every part of the commune, yet busy towns and cities, not least Dijon and Lyon, are on the doorstep. Saisy le Bourg is 5 km (3.1 mi) from Épinac and 6 km (3.7 mi) from Nolay, the birthplace of Lazare Carnot in the Côte-d'Or département.
The commune of Saisy is composed of five hamlets, le Bourg where the town hall, the church and the school are situated, Sivry, le Vesvre de Saisy, la Forêt de Saisy and Changey.
There are two important monuments at Saisy le Bourg; the twelfth century Church and the Statue of the Madonna. In the year 2000 two signs were added to the RD 973 indicating "Église Romane du XII eme". The choir stalls, the bell tower and the apse are 12th century. The apse is built entirely out of local stone and vaults support the roof in roofing stones. The statue of the Madonna commands a view across the valley and was erected to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a miracle at Lourdes on 8 September 1884. Local school children traditionally visited the monument on The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on 15 August but the last procession was in the 1960s. Latterly the statue also became a war memorial.
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