Cluny | |
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 The town center seen from the Tour des Fromages | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Cluny | |
Cluny Cluny | |
| Coordinates: 46°26′07″N 4°39′36″E / 46.4353°N 4.66°E / 46.4353; 4.66 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Mâcon |
| Canton | Cluny |
| Intercommunality | Clunisois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Jean-François Demongeot1 |
Area 1 | 23.71 km2 (9.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 4,942 |
| • Density | 208.4/km2 (539.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71137 /71250 |
| Elevation | 226–574 m (741–1,883 ft) (avg. 248 m or 814 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cluny (French pronunciation: [klyni]) is a commune in the eastern French department of Saône-et-Loire, in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Mâcon.
The town grew up around the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny, founded by Duke William I of Aquitaine in 910. The height of Cluniac influence was from the second half of the 10th century through the early 12th. The abbey was sacked by the Huguenots in 1562, and many of its valuable manuscripts were destroyed or removed. Part of the abbey church and monastic buildings survived destruction as a result of the French Revolution.
Geography
The river Grosne flows northward through the commune and crosses the town.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,807 | — |
| 1975 | 4,343 | +1.90% |
| 1982 | 4,441 | +0.32% |
| 1990 | 4,430 | −0.03% |
| 1999 | 4,376 | −0.14% |
| 2007 | 4,585 | +0.58% |
| 2012 | 4,712 | +0.55% |
| 2017 | 4,830 | +0.50% |
| 2023 | 4,942 | +0.38% |
| Source: INSEE3 | ||
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
External links
- Official website (in French)
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. VI (9th ed.). 1878. p. 43.