Chapaize
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chapaize (French pronunciation: [ʃapɛz]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Chapaize | |
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Coordinates: 46°33′29″N 4°44′17″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Saône-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône |
Canton | Cluny |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | J Michel Cognard[1] |
Area 1 | 13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 164 |
• Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 71087 /71460 |
Elevation | 203–315 m (666–1,033 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It features a Romanesque church built in the 11th century, in lombard style, surrounded by stone-built houses with the typical covered galleries of this region with a 16th-century watch tower. In the hamlet of Lancharre, there is a church of the 12th century, remains of a canonnesse's monastery.
Around Chapaize lie a large state and communal forest and two ponds. In the 4 hamlets of Chapaize (Bessuge, Gemaugue, Lancharre and Chapaize), there are several laundrettes which were still used at the beginning of the 1950s.
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