Damerey

Damerey
Damerey
Location within Burgundy region Damerey
Coordinates: 46°50′07″N 4°59′30″E / 46.8353°N 4.9917°E / 46.8353; 4.9917Coordinates: 46°50′07″N 4°59′30″E / 46.8353°N 4.9917°E / 46.8353; 4.9917
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Chalon-sur-Saône
Canton	Saint-Martin-en-Bresse
Intercommunality	Saône et Bresse
Area¹	11.62 km² (4.49 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	538
• Density	46/km² (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	71167 / 71620
Elevation	174–196 m (571–643 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
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.

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

Geography

Damerey is part of the Bresse Chalonnaise. The Saône defines the northwest boundary of the commune.

Marie Guillot (9 September 1880 – 5 March 1934) was born in Damerey. She was a teacher in Saône-et-Loire and a pioneer of trade unionism in primary education.^[1]
Roger Mercier: The commune holds the original work of this man, a roadside artist who since 1984 has built a remarkable city of Hispanic inspiration with buildings and sculptures in painted concrete. At the age of 80 he continued maintenance and development of his work.

↑ Liszek, Slava (1994-01-01). Marie Guillot: de l'émancipation des femmes à celle du syndicalisme. Editions L'Harmattan. p. 18ff. ISBN 978-2-7384-2947-6. Retrieved 2013-09-15.

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