Cormatin

Cormatin

Chateau
Cormatin

Coordinates: 46°32′45″N 4°41′15″E / 46.5458°N 4.6875°E / 46.5458; 4.6875Coordinates: 46°32′45″N 4°41′15″E / 46.5458°N 4.6875°E / 46.5458; 4.6875
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement Mâcon
Canton Saint-Gengoux-le-National
Intercommunality entre Grosne et Guye
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Jean-François Bordet
Area1 9.17 km2 (3.54 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 524
  Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 71145 / 71460
Elevation 201–260 m (659–853 ft)
(avg. 218 m or 715 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.

Cormatin is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.

The village, on the Grosne river, is home to a beautiful castle and a small museum about World War I.

Geography

The Grosne forms part of the commune's south-western border, then flows northward through the western part of the commune.

See also

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