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Saulieu

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Saulieu () is a rural commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Its 2,413 inhabitants (in 2017) call themselves Sédélociens.

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Saulieu is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Saulieu, the arrondissement of Montbard, and the department of Côte-d’Or. It serves as the capital of the canton of Saulieu and is located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The town has an area of 32.03 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 596 meters above sea level. It shares borders with Montlay-en-Auxois, Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer, Champeau-en-Morvan, and Liernais.

The population of Saulieu is recorded as 3,303, with 1,117 males and 1,296 females. The postal code for the area is 21210. Saulieu is twinned with Gau-Algesheim, Caprino Veronese, and Philippeville. Its associated electoral district is the canton of Semur-en-Auxois.

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Place details

Locality
Saulieu
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Population
3,035

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Air quality

42US AQIGood
PM2.5
8.5 µg/m³
PM10
20.0 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Saulieu
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Basilique Saint-Andoche.jpg
French commune.caption
Saint-Andoche basilica
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Saulieu (Côte-d'Or).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Montbard
French commune.canton
Semur-en-Auxois
French commune.INSEE
21584
French commune.postal code
21210
French commune.mayor
Martine Mazilly
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CC Saulieu-Morvan
French commune.elevation m
545
French commune.elevation min m
394
French commune.elevation max m
596
French commune.area km2
32.03

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Travel guide

Understand

thumb|Front of the Basilique and Fountain of Saint-Andoche

Get in

Saulieu is accessible from an exit from the A6 Autoroute.

There is also a train station.

Get around

thumb|One of the capitals of the Basilique Walking is sufficient for most purposes.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

~2 min read

Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Church
  • Population
  • Sights
  • International relations
  • Personalities
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Saulieu () is a rural commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Its 2,413 inhabitants (in 2017) call themselves Sédélociens.

Capital of the Morvan, situated within the Morvan Regional Natural Park, Saulieu lies 250 km southeast of Paris on the RN6 road.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saulieu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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