Sennecey-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [sɛnsɛ lə ɡʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Sennecey-le-Grand | |
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.jpg) The church in Sennecey-le-Grand | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sennecey-le-Grand  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°38′36″N 4°52′16″E / 46.6433°N 4.8711°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Tournus |
| Area 1 | 26.76 km2 (10.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 2,922 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71512 /71240 |
| Elevation | 173–375 m (568–1,230 ft) (avg. 230 m or 750 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,116 | — |
| 1975 | 2,269 | +1.00% |
| 1982 | 2,372 | +0.64% |
| 1990 | 2,568 | +1.00% |
| 1999 | 2,962 | +1.60% |
| 2007 | 2,988 | +0.11% |
| 2012 | 3,126 | +0.91% |
| 2017 | 3,149 | +0.15% |
| Source: INSEE[2] | ||
Second World War SAS memorial
editOn 4 September 1984 a war memorial was unveiled to commemorate the WW2 casualties of the Special Air Service. Listing all of those from British 1SAS and 2SAS, including those who fell at Sennecey-le-Grand on 4 September 1944, French 3SAS and 4SAS and Belgian 5SAS, it is the only memorial to all components of a British regiment to exist outside of the UK.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Macintyre, Ben (2016). SAS Rogue Heroes. Viking Books. p. 257. ISBN 9780241186626.
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