Digoin | |
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Commune | |
) Water bridge on the Loire near Digoin | |
) Coat of arms | |
Location of Digoin  | |
)  Digoin ) Digoin | |
| Coordinates: 46°28′58″N 3°58′53″E / 46.4828°N 3.9814°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Charolles |
| Canton | Digoin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Fabien Genet |
| Area 1 | 34.72 km2 (13.41 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2017)[1] | 7,817 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71176 /71160 |
| Elevation | 222–306 m (728–1,004 ft) (avg. 233 m or 764 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Digoin is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
The junction of the Canal du Centre and the Canal latéral à la Loire is near Digoin.
Geography
The river Bourbince flows into the Arroux in Digoin, while the Arroux flows into the Loire.
Sights
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Church of Notre-Dame de la Providence
Personalities
- Adolphe Piot (c. 1825 – c. 1910), French painter
- Alain Robert (born 1962), French rock climber and urban climber
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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