Cluny

For other uses, see Cluny (disambiguation).

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.

Cluny
Commune
A general view of Cluny
Coat of arms
Location of Cluny
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Coordinates: 46°26′07″N 4°39′36″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Mâcon
Canton	Cluny
Intercommunality	Clunisois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie Fauvet[1]
Area 1	23.71 km2 (9.15 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,980
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	71137 /71250
Elevation	226–574 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.

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

Year	Pop.	±% 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

• Cluniac Reforms
• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department