Taizé, Saône-et-Loire

For other places named Taizé, see Taizé (disambiguation).

Taizé
Taizé
Location within Burgundy region Taizé
Coordinates: 46°30′51″N 4°40′39″E / 46.5142°N 4.6775°E / 46.5142; 4.6775Coordinates: 46°30′51″N 4°40′39″E / 46.5142°N 4.6775°E / 46.5142; 4.6775
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Mâcon
Canton	Saint-Gengoux-le-National
Intercommunality	entre Grosne et Guye
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Georges Bouillin
Area¹	3.16 km² (1.22 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	184
• Density	58/km² (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	71532 / 71250
Elevation	210–263 m (689–863 ft) (avg. 215 m or 705 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.

Taizé is a village (commune) in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Burgundy in eastern France. The commune lies 33 kilometres (21 mi) north-west of Mâcon, the capital of Saône-et-Loire, and south of the city of Cluny.

Pilgrimage site

Main article: Taizé Community

The commune contains two churches; the small Parish church and the much larger "Church of Reconciliation". The latter church can hold over 6,000 people. Both churches are run by the Taizé Community, an ecumenical monastic community founded in 1940 by Brother Roger. It is composed of more than one hundred brothers, from Protestant and Catholic traditions, who originate from about thirty countries across the world.^[1]

Taizé is today known as a place of pilgrimage, primarily for young adults: every week, hundreds and thousands of visitors, generally between the ages of 17 and 30, visit Taizé for an experience of prayer and communal life.