Anost

Anost (French pronunciation: [ano]) is a rural commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central-east France.^[3] It is located on the departmental border with Nièvre, northeast of the Haut-Folin summit and southwest of Ménessaire, a Côte-d'Or exclave.

Anost
Commune
Église Saint-Germain
Location of Anost
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Coordinates: 47°04′41″N 4°06′01″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Autun
Canton	Autun-1
Intercommunality	CC du Grand Autunois Morvan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Louis Basdevant[1]
Area 1	51.91 km2 (20.04 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	704
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Demonym	Anostiens
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	71009 /71550
Elevation	357–785 m (1,171–2,575 ft) (avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft)
Website	www.anost.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune lies in the northwestern part of Saône-et-Loire, northwest of the subprefecture Autun. It is part of the Morvan natural area, as well as Morvan Regional Natural Park.

History

167 inhabitants of Anost were killed fighting in World War I.^[4]

Amid the Liberation of France in World War II in 1944, Anost was repeatedly attacked by the German occupying forces in retaliation for being a French Resistance Maquis hideout; several inhabitants were killed.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,058	—
1975	867	−2.80%
1982	847	−0.33%
1990	746	−1.57%
1999	679	−1.04%
2009	691	+0.18%
2014	725	+0.97%
2020	714	−0.25%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department
• Morvan Regional Natural Park