Verosvres
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Commune of Verosvres |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Charolles |
| Canton | Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 326 m–596 m (avg. 386 m) |
| Land area¹ | 22.96 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
402 |
| - Density | 17/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 71571/ 71220 |
| 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. | |
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Verosvres is a small town and commune of the Saône-et-Loire département in France.
It is best known for being the birthplace of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, who first inspired devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Roman Catholic Church.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census of 1999, the population was 402.
The estimation for 2005 was 478.
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