Saint-Gengoux-le-National

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Coordinates: 46°36′53″N 4°39′49″E / 46.6147222222, 4.66361111111

Commune of Saint-Gengoux-le-National
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Mâcon
Canton	Saint-Gengoux-le-National
Intercommunality	entre Grosne et Guye
Mayor	Joêl Pierre (2008)
Statistics
Elevation	193 m–390 m (avg. 232 m)
Land area¹	9,36 km²
Population² (1999)	1,049
- Density	112/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	71417/ 71460
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Gengoux-le-National is a French commune, located in the department of Saone-et-Loire in Burgundy. It was formerly known as Saint-Gengoux-le-Royal.

Contents 1 History 2 Notable buildings 3 Transport 4 Source

[edit] History

In the 10th century, the church of Saint-Gengoux was given to the abbey of Cluny. In the 12th century, the abbot of Cluny requested king Louis VII install a lord of the manor with Saint-Gengoux in order to ensure the safety of the city.

At the revolution, Saint-Gengoux-le-Royal took the name of Saint-Gengoux-le-National. It reverted to Saint-Gengoux-le-Royal is 1834, Saint-Gengoux-le-National in 1848, Saint-Gengoux-le-Royal is 1852 before finally settling on Saint-Gengoux-le-National in 1881.

[edit] Notable buildings

The church was built in 1120 by the Benedictines of Cluny. It measures 41 m in length and 16 m wide. It was plundered several times and has been heavily restored. The most recent enhancement has been the replacement of the metal bridge between the towers with a wooden one, more in keeping with the Burgundian style. In 1802, three vaults contiguous to the church were destroyed to build a corn exchange on their site.

There are many historic properties from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

[edit] Transport

The railway station at Saint-Gengoux-le-National was opened in 1880 on the Chalons-sur-Saone to Macon railway line.

After the closure of the railway, in 1996 the 44km of trackbed from Givry to Cluny has been paved and converted into a cycle route known as the Voie Verte. There are several locations along the route where cycles may be hired, including the station at Saint-Gengoux-le-National.

[edit] Source

• Histoire de Saint Gengoux le Royale, Marie de Saint Gengoux le National, 2005.