Roussillon-en-Morvan

Roussillon-en-Morvan
Roussillon-en-Morvan
Commune
	Church and village centre
	Location of Roussillon-en-Morvan
	Roussillon-en-Morvan Roussillon-en-Morvan
	Coordinates: 47°01′38″N 4°07′14″E / 47.0272°N 4.1206°E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Autun
Canton	Autun-1
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Tremeray
Area 1	30.59 km2 (11.81 sq mi)
Population (2021)	276
• Density	9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	71376 /71550
Elevation	370–845 m (1,214–2,772 ft) ; (avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roussillon-en-Morvan (French pronunciation: [ʁusijɔ̃ ɑ̃ mɔʁvɑ̃]; lit. "Roussillon-in-Morvan") is a rural commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central-east France. In 2019, it had a population of 275. It covers an area of 30.59 km² (11.81 sq mi).

There has been a church in Roussillon-en-Morvan since the 9th century, as the village is located on the former Gallo-Roman road between Autun and Orléans via Château-Chinon, which runs through the forests of Glenne and Folin. The commune is part of Morvan Regional Natural Park.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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