La Clayette

La Clayette

Castle of La Clayette
La Clayette
Administration
Country France
Region Burgundy
Department Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement Charolles
Canton La Clayette
Intercommunality Pays clayettois
Mayor Hugues Godard
Statistics
Elevation 336–437 m (1,102–1,434 ft)
(avg. 385 m/1,263 ft)
Land area1 3.12 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Population2 2,014  (2006)
 - Density 646 /km2 (1,670 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 71133/ 71800
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

La Clayette is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.

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Geography

La Clayette is situated in the Brionnais area, in the south-west of the Saône-et-Loire département.

Access

History

Demography

Historical population of La Clayette
(Source : INSEE[1])
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 2173 2530 2845 2669 2307 2069 2012
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places and monuments

Château de La Clayette

Chapelle Sainte Avoye

The construction of Sainte Avoye's chapel, in the flamboyant gothic style, was due to Louis de Chantemerle in the fifteenth century.

See also

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