Tournus

Tournus () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

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Place details

Locality: Tournus
Region: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country: France
Population: 6,071

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Key facts

French commune.name: Tournus
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Tournus - Église Saint-Philibert - 01.jpg
French commune.caption: The abbey in Tournus
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Tournus (Saône-et-Loire).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Mâcon
French commune.canton: Tournus
French commune.INSEE: 71543
French commune.postal code: 71700
French commune.mayor: Bertrand Veau
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: Mâconnais - Tournugeois
French commune.elevation m: 193
French commune.elevation min m: 168
French commune.elevation max m: 353
French commune.area km2: 25

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Tournus
Population: 5701
Area: 14.62
Elevation: 216
Official website: www.tournus.fr
Image: Saône Tournus4.JPG

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Commons category: Tournus
Commons gallery: Tournus
postal code: 71700
inception: 2001-03-11
native label: Tournus

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Tournus () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

==Geography== Tournus is located on the right bank of the Saône, 20 km. northeast of Mâcon on the Paris-Lyon railway. In 1972 Tournus absorbed the former commune Plottes.