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Damerey

Coordinates: 46°50′07″N 4°59′30″E / 46.8353°N 4.9917°E / 46.8353; 4.9917
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Damerey
The church in Damerey
The church in Damerey
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Damerey is located in France
Damerey
Damerey
Damerey is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Damerey
Damerey
Coordinates: 46°50′07″N 4°59′30″E / 46.8353°N 4.9917°E / 46.8353; 4.9917
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementChalon-sur-Saône
CantonGergy
IntercommunalitySaône Doubs Bresse
Area
1
11.62 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
546
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71167 /71620
Elevation174–196 m (571–643 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Damerey (French pronunciation: [damʁɛ]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Geography

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Damerey is part of the Bresse Chalonnaise. The Saône defines the northwest boundary of the commune.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 389—    
1975 364−0.94%
1982 409+1.68%
1990 432+0.69%
1999 421−0.29%
2009 572+3.11%
2014 557−0.53%
2020 549−0.24%
Source: INSEE[2]

Notable people

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  • Marie Guillot (9 September 1880 – 5 March 1934) was born in Damerey. She was a teacher in Saône-et-Loire and a pioneer of trade unionism in primary education.[3]
  • Roger Mercier: The commune holds the original work of this man, a roadside artist who since 1984 has built a remarkable city of Hispanic inspiration with buildings and sculptures in painted concrete. At the age of 80 he continued maintenance and development of his work.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  3. ^ Liszek, Slava (1994-01-01). Marie Guillot: de l'émancipation des femmes à celle du syndicalisme. Editions L'Harmattan. p. 18ff. ISBN 978-2-7384-2947-6. Retrieved 2013-09-15.