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Bragny-sur-Saône

Coordinates: 46°54′41″N 5°01′54″E / 46.9114°N 5.0317°E / 46.9114; 5.0317
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Bragny-sur-Saône
The church in Bragny-sur-Saône
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Bragny-sur-Saône is located in France
Bragny-sur-Saône
Bragny-sur-Saône
Bragny-sur-Saône is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bragny-sur-Saône
Bragny-sur-Saône
Coordinates: 46°54′41″N 5°01′54″E / 46.9114°N 5.0317°E / 46.9114; 5.0317
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementChalon-sur-Saône
CantonGergy
Area
1
14.79 km2 (5.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
686
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71054 /71350
Elevation172–206 m (564–676 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.

Bragny-sur-Saône (French pronunciation: [bʁaɲi syʁ son], literally Bragny on Saône) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

History

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BC

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From 530 to 450 or 440 BC there was considerable trade conducted in this area between the Hallstatt people and the Greeks. Mediterranean pottery, including amphorae from Massalia, as well as artefacts from Attica, and polychrome glass have all been found in large numbers here.[2] Trade eased up for a while in the early 5th century BC but soon sprung back into life. Artefacts from northern Italy, as well as Golaseccan pottery were found from this time onwards, along with more Massiliot amphorae.[3]

17th Century

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In August 1636, the soldiers of Matthias Gallas burned the village center, church, and part of the château. Rebuilding was needed, and it was the Count of Thiard who had most of it done since the population were too poor.[4]

By 1690, most residents lived in small brick and mud houses, roofed with tiles or straw. They also usually slept in straw on the ground.[5]

Barre Mill

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A mill has existed here since before 1243. Peasants of Bragny and surrounding villages would come to the mill and pay the owner to have their grains ground.[6]

Pontus de Tyard, a famous owner of the mill, wrote letters detailing how the millers would cheat him by paying late, and also cheat the peasants by withholding flour.[7]

In 1740, Jacques de Thiard began reconstruction of the mill.[8]

Municipal Council

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The mayor of Bragny is Estelle Invernizzi.

The other councilors are as follows:

  • Chantale Hélène Aublanc
  • Chloé Authevelle
  • Marie-Thérèse Authevelle
  • Laurent Bernard
  • Yohann Calbris
  • Patrick Janin
  • Chantal Lacour
  • Pierre Large
  • Cédric Lory
  • Vincent Tartarin

They were all elected in 2020.[9]

Population

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Population History[10]
1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
920 923 940 859 769 742 776 669 539 563 555 542 473 436 452 422 447 467 464 560 574 587 590 588 587 586 581 573 600 626 652 659 685 696 686

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. ^ Cunliffe, Barry W. (2018). The ancient Celts (2nd ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-19-875293-6. OCLC 1034807416.
  3. ^ Cunliffe, Barry Windsor (2018). The ancient Celts (2nd ed.). Oxford (GB): Oxford University Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-19-875293-6.
  4. ^ "Ferme longère". www.bragny-sur-saone.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  5. ^ "Ferme longère". www.bragny-sur-saone.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  6. ^ "Moulin de la Barre". www.bragny-sur-saone.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  7. ^ "Moulin de la Barre". www.bragny-sur-saone.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  8. ^ "Moulin de la Barre". www.bragny-sur-saone.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  9. ^ "The commune of Bragny-sur-Saône (71) from A to Z." MFG. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  10. ^ "The commune of Bragny-sur-Saône (71) from A to Z." MFG. Retrieved 2024-11-10.