Saône-et-Loire
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Saône-et-Loire is a department in the centre of France. It is in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It is named after the two main rivers in the department: the Saône and the Loire rivers.
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Saône-et-Loire | |
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Coordinates: 46°40′N 04°42′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Département | 4 March 1790 |
Prefecture | Mâcon |
Subprefectures | Autun, Chalon-sur-Saône, Charolles, Louhans |
Government | |
• President | André Accary[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 8,574.7 km2 (3,310.7 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[3] | |
• Total | 555,788 |
• Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Demonym | Saône-et-Loiriens |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-71 |
Arrondissements | 5 |
Cantons | 29 |
Communes | 567 |
Website | www.saoneetloire71.fr |
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The largest city in the department is Chalon-sur-Saône. The prefecture (capital) is the smaller city of Mâcon.