Mesvres

Mesvres
Mesvres
Location within Burgundy region Mesvres
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Autun
Canton	Mesvres
Intercommunality	Arroux Mesvrin
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Bernard Andre
Area1	23.46 km2 (9.06 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	858
• Density	37/km2 (95/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	71297 / 71190
Elevation	273–645 m (896–2,116 ft) (avg. 288 m or 945 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.

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

History

The bishops of Autun receive Charles the Bald the seat of a priory located in Mesvres. Ce prieuré fut cédé en 994 à l' abbaye de Cluny . The priory was surrendered in 994 to the Abbey of Cluny . Pierre de Beaufort, prieur de Mesvres en 1357, fut le dernier pape français ( Grégoire XI ) à Avignon . Pierre de Beaufort, prior of Mesvres in 1357, was the last French Pope ( Gregory ) to Avignon.

Town hall

See also

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

References

• INSEE

External links

• La Gazette de Mesvres (Unofficial website) (French)