Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse
The church in Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse
The church in Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse
Coat of arms of Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse
Location of Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse
Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse is located in France
Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse
Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse
Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse
Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse
Coordinates: 46°34′21″N 5°14′49″E / 46.5725°N 5.2469°E / 46.5725; 5.2469
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementLouhans
CantonCuiseaux
Area
1
20.87 km2 (8.06 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[1]
648
  Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71401 /71470
Elevation177–210 m (581–689 ft)
(avg. 185 m or 607 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t kʁwa ɑ̃ bʁɛs], literally Sainte-Croix in Bresse; before 2020: Sainte-Croix)[2] is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. The writer Rose Vincent (1918–2011) was born there.

Geography

The Solnan forms most of the commune's eastern border. The Sâne Morte forms part of the commune's southern border, flows northwestward through the commune, then forms most of its north-western border.

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. Décret n° 2020-175 26 February 2020 (in French)


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