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'''Cluny''' ({{IPA-fr|klyni}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the eastern French [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Saône-et-Loire]], in the [[Regions of France|region]] of [[Bourgogne-Franche-Comté]]. It is {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Mâcon]].
'''Cluny''' ({{IPA-fr|klyni}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the eastern French [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Saône-et-Loire]], in the [[Regions of France|region]] of [[Bourgogne-Franche-Comté]]. It is {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Mâcon]].


The town grew up around the [[Benedictine]] [[Cluny Abbey|Abbey of Cluny]], founded by Duke [[William I of Aquitaine]] in 910. The height of Cluniac influence was from the second half of the 10th century through the early 12th. The abbey was sacked by the [[Huguenots]] in 1562, and many of its valuable manuscripts were destroyed or removed.
The town grew up around the [[Benedictine]] [[Cluny Abbey|Abbey of Cluny]], founded by Duke [[William I of Aquitaine]] in 910. The height of Cluniac influence was from the second half of the 10th century through the early 12th. The abbey was sacked by the [[Huguenots]] in 1562, and many of its valuable manuscripts were destroyed or removed.

==History==

Untill the construction of [[St. Peter's Basilica]] completed in 1626, the abbey was the biggest of all Christianity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abbaye de Cluny |url=http://www.bourgogneromane.com/edifices/cluny.htm |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=www.bourgogneromane.com}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
The river [[Grosne (river)|Grosne]] flows northward through the commune and crosses the town.
The river [[Grosne (river)|Grosne]] flows northward through the commune and crosses the town.

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-71137#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
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|1968 |3807
|1975 |4343
|1982 |4441
|1990 |4430
|1999 |4376
|2007 |4585
|2012 |4712
|2017 |4830
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==See also==
==See also==
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* [http://www.cluny.fr/ Official website] (in French)
* [http://www.cluny.fr/ Official website] (in French)
* {{cite EB9 |wstitle = Cluny |volume= VI | page=43 |short=1}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081011053718/http://www.paradoxplace.com/Photo%20Pages/France/Burgundy%20Champagne/Cluny/Cluny.htm Paradoxplace – Cluny Page – Photos]


{{Saône-et-Loire communes}}
{{Saône-et-Loire communes}}

Revision as of 11:49, 9 November 2023

For other uses, see Cluny (disambiguation).
Cluny
Commune
A general view of Cluny
A general view of Cluny
Coat of arms of Cluny
Coat of arms
Location of Cluny
Map
Cluny is located in France
Cluny
Cluny
Cluny is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Cluny
Cluny
Coordinates: 46°26′07″N 4°39′36″E / 46.4353°N 4.66°E / 46.4353; 4.66
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementMâcon
CantonCluny
IntercommunalityClunisois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie Fauvet[1]
Area
1
23.71 km2 (9.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,990
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71137 /71250
Elevation226–574 m (741–1,883 ft)
(avg. 248 m or 814 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cluny (French pronunciation: [klyni]) is a commune in the eastern French department of Saône-et-Loire, in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Mâcon.

The town grew up around the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny, founded by Duke William I of Aquitaine in 910. The height of Cluniac influence was from the second half of the 10th century through the early 12th. The abbey was sacked by the Huguenots in 1562, and many of its valuable manuscripts were destroyed or removed.

Geography

The river Grosne flows northward through the commune and crosses the town.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,807—    
1975 4,343+1.90%
1982 4,441+0.32%
1990 4,430−0.03%
1999 4,376−0.14%
2007 4,585+0.58%
2012 4,712+0.55%
2017 4,830+0.50%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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