Louhans-Châteaurenaud

Louhans-Châteaurenaud
Subprefecture and commune
Hôtel-Dieu
Hôtel-Dieu
Coat of arms of Louhans-Châteaurenaud
Coat of arms
Location of Louhans-Châteaurenaud
Louhans-Châteaurenaud is located in France
Louhans-Châteaurenaud
Louhans-Châteaurenaud
Location within France
Louhans-Châteaurenaud is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Louhans-Châteaurenaud
Louhans-Châteaurenaud
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 46°39′40″N 5°13′31″E / 46.6612°N 5.2254°E / 46.6612; 5.2254
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementLouhans
CantonLouhans
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Bouchet
Area
1
22.58 km2 (8.72 sq mi)
Elevation
181 m (594 ft)
Highest elevation
205 m (673 ft)
Lowest elevation
176 m (577 ft)
Population
 (2023)
6,446
 • Density285.5/km2 (739.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71263 /71500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Louhans-Châteaurenaud (before 2026: Louhans, French pronunciation: [lu.ɑ̃]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Louhans is the capital of Bresse bourguignonne and a subprefecture of the department.

Geography

Louhans-Châteaurenaud is centrally located on the plain of Bresse, a strongly agricultural region in the eastern part of the department of Saône-et-Loire. The Vallière forms part of the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Solnan, which forms part of the commune's southern border. The Solnan flows into the Seille in the town. The Seille flows south-southwest through the western part of the commune and crosses the town.

Population

The population data given in the table below for 1968 refer to the commune of Louhans(-Châteaurenaud) in its geography at the given dates. In 1973 Louhans absorbed the former communes of Châteaurenaud, Branges and Sornay. In 1979 Branges and Sornay were re-established as independent communes.

Sights

The town's church has a fine tower of the 15th century, of which the balustrade is carved so as to form the first words of the Ave Maria. There are also a hospital of the 17th century with a collection of ancient earthenware, a town hall of the 18th century and remains of ramparts of the 16th and 17th century.

Town center seen from Châteaurenaud
Arcades in town center
Burgundian tiled roof of the church

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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Décret n° 2025-815 du 12 août 2025 portant changement du nom de communes, Légifrance.
  4. ↑ Commune de Louhans (71263), INSEE
  5. 1 2 Wikisource One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Louhans". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 28.
  6. 1 2 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Louhans, EHESS (in French).
  7. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE