Gueugnon
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Gueugnon |
| commune status | Commune |
| image | L'Arroux à Gueugnon.JPG |
| caption | The Arroux river in Gueugnon |
| image coat of arms | Blason Gueugnon.svg |
| coordinates | |
| arrondissement | Charolles |
| canton | Gueugnon |
| INSEE | 71230 |
| postal code | 71130 |
| mayor | Dominique Lotte |
| term | 2020–2026 |
| elevation m | 243 |
| elevation min m | 233 |
| elevation max m | 352 |
| area km2 | 28.51 |
| population | |
| population date | |
| population footnotes | |
| :: |
|name = Gueugnon |commune status = Commune |image = L'Arroux à Gueugnon.JPG |caption = The Arroux river in Gueugnon |image coat of arms = Blason Gueugnon.svg |coordinates = |arrondissement = Charolles |canton = Gueugnon |INSEE = 71230 |postal code = 71130 |mayor = Dominique Lotte |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = |elevation m = 243 |elevation min m = 233 |elevation max m = 352 |area km2 = 28.51 |population = |population date = |population footnotes =
Gueugnon () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Population
|source = INSEE |percentages = pagr |align = none |1968 |9268 |1975 |10739 |1982 |10456 |1990 |9697 |1999 |8563 |2007 |7826 |2012 |7367 |2017 |6992
Economy
The primary industry in the town is a stainless-steel factory run by Aperam. A huge part of Gueugnon's economy is based on cow breeding, mostly because the city is located in the Charolais area. There is also an industrial and touristic zone 3 kilometers south of Gueugnon called Chazey with a sand quarry, a transport company and 5 ponds mostly used by anglers and canoe clubs.
Gueugnon is a twin town of Otterberg, Germany.
Tourism
Main article: Tourism in Saône-et-Loire, South Burgundy
In Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, you can see :
- The Arboretum de Pézanin, one of the richest forest collection in France,
- The Rock of Solutré,
- The Cluny abbey, and its medieval city,
- Charolles and the "boeuf charolais",
- Mâcon, Paray-le-Monial,
- The Canal Bridge in Digoin,
- Diverti'Parc in Toulon sur Arroux,
- Touroparc Zoo in Romanèche-Thorins,
- Nicéphore-Niépce museum in Chalon-sur-Saône.
References
References
- (2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
- [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-71230#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
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