Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse

Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ vɛ̃sɑ̃ ɑ̃ bʁɛs], literally Saint-Vincent in Bresse) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse
Commune
The church in Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse
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Coordinates: 46°40′01″N 5°03′42″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Louhans
Canton	Louhans
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Favette[1]
Area 1	15.75 km2 (6.08 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	579
• Density	37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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.	±% p.a.
1968	412	—
1975	349	−2.34%
1982	365	+0.64%
1990	420	+1.77%
1999	468	+1.21%
2009	503	+0.72%
2014	561	+2.21%
2020	576	+0.44%
Source: INSEE[3]

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

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE