Saulieu
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saulieu (French pronunciation: [soljø]) is a rural commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Its 2,413 inhabitants (in 2017) call themselves Sédélociens.
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Coordinates: 47°16′51″N 4°13′46″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Côte-d'Or |
Arrondissement | Montbard |
Canton | Semur-en-Auxois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Martine Mazilly[1] |
Area 1 | 32.03 km2 (12.37 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,324 |
• Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 21584 /21210 |
Elevation | 394–596 m (1,293–1,955 ft) (avg. 545 m or 1,788 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Capital of the Morvan, situated within the Morvan Regional Natural Park, Saulieu lies 250 km southeast of Paris on the RN6 road.